A long time ago, there was
an Emperor who told his horseman that if he could ride on
his horse and cover as much land area as he likes, then the
Emperor would give him the area of land he has covered. Sure
enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and rode
as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could.
He kept on riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as
fast as possible. When he was hungry or tired, he did not
stop because he wanted to cover as much area as possible.
He came to a point when he had covered a substantial area
and he was exhausted and was dying. Then he asked himself,
Why did I push myself so hard to cover so much land
area? Now I am dying and I only need a very small area to
bury myself.
The story is similar with
the journey of our Life. We push very hard everyday to make
more money, to gain power and recognition. We neglect our
health , time with our family and to appreciate the surrounding
beauty and the hobbies we love. One day when we look back
, we will realise that we dont really need that much,
but then we cannot turn back time for what we have missed.