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.
I like the stories very much, thank you. Reading short stories is fun.
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