Shon Mehta's Blog, page 17

The Dood

                  This is story of my friend. He calls himself “Dood", as he doodles.

My Mid life crises hit me hard. I was always loner by nature; never had many friends, few family members, mediocre career, not much money in the bank either.I realised that after 20 years of my career, I hadn't achieved much. There are not many people in the world who know about me, even about my existence.  Whatever I was doing at my job was not going to make...

Garden Of Statues

For madness there is cure, but for envy there is none.In a small town, there lived a man. He was a sculptor. Not a known one, but mere beginner in the field. Every day, he would try to carve a stone.

He kept carving and practicing.  After few days, he noticed that he has carved a statue which looked beautiful.He felt proud of it, and displayed it in the front garden of his house. Many passers-by noticed the statue. A few liked it and praised the man for his creation. They told him that th...

Grateful

In the end, it is up to us whether to be happy for what we have, or to be unhappy for what we don't have.


Jer was sitting in his veranda.
“Such a bad weather, on top of that you are making so much noise”. Jer shouted at his grandchildren.
Suddenly, Jer saw someone coming towards his house through rain.
He looked carefully, straining his eyes. Looking at stranger's worn of cloths, he felt alarmed.
"Stop there, don't come near, what do you want?" Jer shouted
"Sir, I am a sage. I am on my way to...

A Tale of a Fairy Tale

Create your own fairy tale rather than trying to fit in “Cinderella’s Slipper” create your own fairy tale rather than trying to fit in “Cinderella’s SlipperCreate your own fairy tale rather than trying tOnce upon a time, in a small village, there lived a peasant girl named Boa. Like every other girl, She believed in fairy tales. One day, Boa heard about the prince charming in far away kingdom. She decided that she will travel to that Kingdom. She will marry her prince charming, and will live h...

The Outcome

One

There was a small town. In this town there lived a  man, with a very bad temper. He would get angry  for no apparent reason.
One beautiful morning man was walking through the town market. He heard a voice calling him. He looked in that direction. It was the town painter.

“Sir, would You like to buy my painting?” asked the painter politely.

As always the man was in bad mood  

“Your paintings are so bad no one is going to buy them,why don't you beg instead ". Man shouted back...

Miscellaneous Stories

1 The Biggest Critic
Once upon a time there lived a sculptor. He would work very hard to create beautiful sculptures. But alas, his wife would criticize each of his creations. 

One day he got tired of criticism and asked  his wife “Why do you criticize my work so much? Don't  you like any of my sculptures?”

“I do like your work but, I want to be your biggest critic, so that you will keep improving your work” answered wife.

To this Sculptor replied “ I will get many critics outside,...

Nothing, Everything...

Once upon a time there was a king. He was good person but he had one problem. He would feel unhappy all the time. He would worry about a lot many things. Future of his kids, safety of his kingdom and his own health. Because of his nature the king could never enjoy anything.

One day the king’s minister told him about the great sage and his ability to help people with their problems. 

Immediately the king visited the sage’s Ashram. He told the sage about all his troubles.

"Hey Wise One, help...