Child
is the Father of Man
By Tribhuwan N. Bhan
Once upon a time, a village hadno rains, when it was most
needed for the crops. The land
was completely parched. The
condition of the village was indeed
pathetic. At this juncture, the elders of
the village decided to hold mass prayers
and pray for rains. It was decided that
everyone, old and young, even children
would congregate at particular a place
at a fixed time. Everyone would offer
prayers to Almighty God and ask Him
to take pity on the inhabitants of the
village and shower His blessings in the
form of much needed rain.
On the day decided, everybody was
on his way to the vast place as decided
by the elders of the village. In this huge
procession of people, there was a small
boy running and carrying an umbrella.
The young ones were all laughing at the
stupidity of the small boy. At last a
middle-aged man stopped him and
asked him, "My child, why are you
carrying this umbrella. You do not need
it. There are no rains. See how
everybody is laughing at you and
making fun of you." The child replied,
"We are going to ask God for rains. On
returning home, I will need this
umbrella as God will hear my prayers
and it will rain."
Source: Milchar
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