Honesty Is The Best Policy

DefinitionofHonestyIsTheBestPolicy:Usedtosaythattellingthetruth
betterthanlyingevenwhenitishardtodo

AVeryShortStoryOnHonestyIsTheBestPolicy–

Onceuponatime,therelivedapoorwoodcutternamedRam.Helivedina
smallhutontheoutskirtsofthevillage.Ram wouldgointheforestevery
dayandchoptreesforwood.Hesoldthiswoodtoarichmerchantand
earnedhislivelihood.Thoughpoor,thewoodcutterwassincereandhonest.

Oneday,whilechoppingatreeneartheriver,theaxslippedoutofhishand
andfellintotheriver.Theriverwasverydeepandsincethatwashisonly
ax,heworried.Howwouldhecutwoodandearnhislivelihoodnow?

HeprayedtoGodforhisax.HeprayedsosincerelythatGodactually
appeared!WhenheaskedRam whattheproblem was,hetoldHim the
wholeepisode.God,thenputhishandintotheriverandtookoutasilverax.
Thewoodcuttersaiditwasn’this.Godcontinuedlookingandthenfounda
goldenax.

Thewoodcutterrefusedtoacceptittoo!Whatgoodisagoldenaxtoa
poorwoodcutter?Heneededhisironax.Godfinallysmiledandpulledout
hisironax.ThewoodcutterwasextremelyhappyandthankedGodfor
findinghisax.Godwasveryhappywithhishonesty.So,herewardedhim
bygivinghim thesilverandthegoldenaxtoo!Thewoodcutterwas
overwhelmedandjumpedwithjoy!

MORAL:HONESTY ISTHEBEST POLICY

ThinkRightMoral:
1.Nomatterwhatweshouldalwaysbehonestineverysituation.
2.Anygainmadethroughdishonestyisveryshort-livedandwillneverkeep
youhappy.
3.Honestyisavirtuethatisfoundinveryfewpeople,andonemustnurture
it.