John and Raj were neighbours. John was a poor farmer. Raj was a landlord.
John used to be very relaxed and happy. He never bothered to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He had deep sound sleeps. Although he had no money he was peaceful.
Raj used to be very tense always. He was very keen to close the doors and windows of his house at night. He could not sleep well. He was always bothered that someone might break open his safes and steal away his money. He envied the peaceful John.
One day, Raj call John and gave him a boxful of cash saying, “Look my dear friend. I am blessed with plenty of wealth. I find you in poverty. So, take this cash and live in prosperity."
John was overwhelmingly happy. He was joyful throughout the day. Night came. John went to bed as usual. But, to-day, he could not sleep. He went and closed the doors and windows. He still could not sleep. He began to keep on looking at the box of cash. The whole night he was disturbed.
As soon as day broke, John took the box of cash to Raj. He gave away the box to Raj saying, “Dear Friend, I am poor. But, your money took away peace from me. Please bear with me and take back your money.
Moral: Money cannot get everything.
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