Let Go Ego

Let Go Ego

In the village of Nimbur, there lived two brothers Thaanu and Seenu. They had a big herd of sheep. They also had a cow at their home. Thaanu and Seenu took their turn to take care of their cow.  One evening, their cow went missing.

Thaanu said to Seenu, “The cow is missing, please go and find her". Seenu replied, "No! No! You go and find her". Thaanu said, "I am your elder brother, you should obey me. Go and find the cow now!" Seenu refused to go. Both got into an argument. After some time, Thaanu said, “Do not speak to me!” Seenu replied, "You do not speak to me!" Thaanu said to Seenu, “Okay, I agree, we will not speak with each other. Whomever speaks first, he has to go find the cow."

Seenu nodded head as he agreed to this decision. He did not speak a word. He went out and sat on the porch. Hours later, it became too dark and they have not lit up the house. A thief entered their house from the back door. He walked up the stairs. Thaanu heard the voice, but he did not make a sound. He was afraid that he will have to go searching the cow if he spoke first. Few minutes passed, their neighbor’s kid Janu came with a bowl in hand. He told Seenu that he has brought hot porridge in bowl for them.

Seenu did not reply him. He showed his hand inside. Janu thought Seenu is asking to go inside the home, so he walked in. In the dark, he could not see clearly.  Janu found Thaanu sitting in the hall.

Janu told Thaanu he has brought the hot porridge. Thaanu showed his index finger pointing above his head to make the boy look at the stairs that the thief is there. The boy misunderstood Thaanu's sign, he placed the hot porridge bowl on Thaanu's head. Thaanu shouted due to the hot porridge “Aah".

Hearing his brother's voice, Seenu rushed into the house. Seeing the hot porridge on Thaanu's head, Seenu asked, "What happened?". Janu replied, “ He asked me to place the hot porridge bowl in his head!”

Thaanu replied " Seenu ! You spoke first ! Go find the cow !".

Seenu said angrily, ”Idiot, you have hot porridge on your head and it will be burning your hair and scalp. Ignoring your pain for the sake of ego, you are asking me to find the cow! Take the bowl from your head!” Thaanu replied, “Janu! There was a thief upstairs, I was asking you to see him by showing hand above! Not to put the porridge bowl on my head!” Seenu was furious, “ a thief, why did not you tell earlier, he could take all our things! Come, let’s search him!” They all started looking for him with a torch.

At the same time, their cow returned from the fields and the thief was trying to take the cow also. The cow made the sound, "Moo ! Moo !", hearing that sound, both the brothers rushed to the back yard.

They caught the thief and got back their cow. Seenu and Thaanu realized that ego can spoil their lives. If both have not talked, the thief might have gone with their cow and belongings in home. Thaanu and Seenu lived united as the best brothers in the village.

Moral : Let go of your ego in relationship.