The Old Man And The Three Young Men

The Old Man And The Three Young Men Story

Once upon a time, there were three strong young men in the village. They did no work at all, but simply wandered around the village, making fun of people.

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One day three young men were walking along the road. At the farm, they saw an old man with gray hair and a gray beard. They noticed that he was planting fruit trees.

The young man laughed at him and said, “Why are you planting these trees?” The second young man said, “Now you are so old that you may not live to eat the fruit.” “O young people! My trees will bear fruit in a few years.

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Maybe I don’t live to eat any of these fruits, but many others can enjoy them. This way, they will remember me, because, through hard work, I will leave my mark even after I die. But what to do? How will people remember you?

The three young men realized that the old man was right. They knew they would only be remembered as fools.

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Thus, from that day on, they began to work very hard.

The Old Man And The Three Young Men Story Moral

Good deeds are remembered even after death.