The Hindu Vocab Explained

Sunday, 5 November 2017

Learn and earn story 12

Chuan and Jing joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very arduous(hard,कठिन).

After several years, the boss promoted Jing to sales executive but Chuan remained a sales rep. One day Chuan could not take it anymore, tender resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who cajole(flattered,चापलूसी करना) him.

The boss knew that Chuan worked very hard for the years, but in order to help Chuan realize the distinction(difference,भेद) between him and Jing, the boss asked Chuan to do the following. Go and find out anyone selling water melon in the market? Chuan returned and said yes. The boss asked how much per kg? Chuan went back to the market to ask and returned to inform boss the $12 per kg.

Boss told Chuan, I will ask Jing the same question? Jing went, returned and said, boss, only one person selling water melon. $12 per kg, $100 for 10 kg, he has inventory of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 15 kg, bought from the South two days ago, they are verdant(fresh,ताज़ा) and red, good quality.

Chuan was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Jing. He decided not to resign but to learn from Jing.

My dear friends, a more successful person is more circumspective(observant,चौकन्ना), think more and perceive(understand,समझना) in depth. For the same matter, a more successful person sees several years ahead, while you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

Think! how far have you seen ahead in your life? How contemplative(thoughtful,विचारशील) in depth are you?

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Story 10

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Nebulous meaning

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Friday, 27 October 2017

The Pot of the Wit story 9

Once Emperor Akbar became very angry(indignant,गुस्सा) at his favorite minister Birbal. He asked Birbal to abandon(leave,छोड़ना) the kingdom and go away. Accepting the command of the Emperor, Birbal left the kingdom and started working in a farmer’s farm in an unacquainted(unknown,अनजान) village far away under a different identity.

As months passed, Akbar started to miss Birbal. He was struggling to solve many issues in the empire without Birbal’s advice. He regretted a decision, asking Birbal to leave the empire in anger. So Akbar sent his soldiers to find Birbal, but they failed to find him. No one knew where Birbal was. Akbar finally found a maneuver(trick,युक्ति). He sent a message to the head of every village to send a pot full of the wit to the Emperor. If the pot full of wit can not be sent, fill the pot with diamonds and jewels.

This message also reached Birbal, who lived in one of the villages. The people of the village got together. All started talking about what to do now? The wit is not a thing, which can be filled in the pot. How will we arrange for diamonds and jewels to fill the pot and send to the Emperor? Birbal who was sitting among the villagers said, “Give me the pot, I will fill the wit in one month’s end”. Everyone trusted Birbal and agreed to give him a chance. They still didn’t know his identity.

Birbal took the pot with him and went back to the farm. He had planted watermelons on his farm. He selected a minuscule(small,छोटा) watermelon and without cutting it from the plant, he put that in the pot. He started looking after it by providing water and fertilizer perpetually(regularly,नित्य). Within a few days, the watermelon grew into a pot so much that it was infeasible(impossible,असंभव) to get it out of the pot.

Soon, the watermelon reached to the same size as the pot from inside. Birbal then cut the watermelon from the vine and separated it with the pot. Later, he sent a pot to Emperor Akbar with a message that “Please remove the wit without cutting it from the pot and without breaking the pot”.

Akbar watched the watermelon in the pot and realized that this can only be Birbal’s Work. Akbar himself came to the village, took Birbal back with him.