A Story of Persistent Village Lad

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A short story, taken from the web source. I have expressed it in my own way.

Once upon a time, Indra ( the God of heaven) got angry with the villagers. So he cursed the villagers and stated that - there will be no rain for another 12 years in their land. Interestingly, he also mentioned that the curse can be removed if Lord Shiva plays his damru.

So all the villagers went to Kailash and tried to convince Lord Shiva, but he didn’t listen to the villagers, as Lord Shiva was already informed by the Indra. Then all the villagers lost hope and returned to their home. They started facing the harsh situation of starvation.

But there was one in the village named Aarav who was ploughing land, seeing him other people from the village started laughing. The villagers started mocking him, they say him stupid because he was working despite of being aware that his efforts will be futile without the rain.

But Arav didn't pay attention to anyone and continued with his work. After sometime, he paused and said “if I don’t cultivate the land then I may forget to plough and then I may completely forget to cultivate also”. The villagers laughed at him but Aarav kept working.

However, goddess Parvati, the wife of Lord Shiva listened to this whole conversation. She then spoke to Lord Shiva and told him, that he must play his damru otherwise within a few days he may also forget to play his damru. Lord Shiva also got convinced and agreed to the point raised by Parvati. He played the damru, which finally brings the rain and release the villagers from the Indra's curse.

Moral: Nature may be very harsh on us, but persistently practicing our profession may give us new meaning and purpose to live.

PS: This is a fictional story

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