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A very long time ago,
there was a King.

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He had a boulder (a very
big rock) placed on
a roadway.

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Then he hid himself
& watched to see if
anyone would remove the
huge rock from the
roadway.

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Some of the king's
wealthiest
merchants and
courtiers came by,

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they saw the huge rock
and simply did nothing
else than to walk
around it.

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Many of them even
loudly blamed the
king for not keeping
the roads clear,

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but none of them made a
single attempt to move the
stone out of the way.

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Again, some of the
Noblemen of the
Kingdom passed by,

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saw the rock,

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made no
attempt to remove it but
instead, walked
around it.

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Not long afterwards,
a poor peasant
farmer came along carrying
a load of vegetables.

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When he approached the
rock, he laid down his
burden

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and tried to move the stone
from the middle
to the side of the road.

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After much pushing and
straining, he finally
succeeded.

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After rolling away the rock,
the peasant picked up his
load of vegetables and was
about to go,

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when, he noticed a purse
lying in the road where the
rock had been.

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The purse contained so
many gold coins enough to
make one rich for a lifetime

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and a note from the king
stating that the gold was
for the person who
removed the boulder from
the roadway.

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He had become rich!

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WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?

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The poor peasant farmer
learned what many of us
never understand.

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Every obstacle presents an
opportunity to improve our
condition.

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WHAT CAN YOU LEARN
FROM THIS?

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Always do your best to
render the little service you
can even when nobody is
around.

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There is always a reward for
every good work you do!

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