Change of mind
Govind is a notorious thief. He used to steal things everyday. But he is also a god-fearing person. After each theft, he used to come to temple and used to donate half of his theft money. Everyone are praising his generous nature.
He didnt disclose his true identity to anyone. One day ,he tried to steal the money from a pedistrian walking on highway. But the pedestrian opposed him. Big fight happened between them. Accidently, Govind murdered pedestrian.
Now, Govind is having guilty feeling that he murdered an innocent person. So, for one week continuosly he was seen going to temple and pray to God , for pardon for his sin. He, on one day saw a woman and her child in temple. Child was very pretty.
But child was again and again was asking for his father with mother. Mother was trying to pacify him but it is in vain. Finally she gave up and child started to cry. At that time, an elderly woman asked mother the reason for angryness of child.
Then mother replied " He is asking for his father. But his father had died in fighting with a thief. Still he doesnt know the truth. I am unable to answer his questions. What else can I do?".By saying this, even she started to cry.
Govind was seeing and hearing all. Suddenly , he realised the child is the child of the same pedestrian he had killed. He thought it is the time for him to correct his mistake. At that moment itself, he denoted all of his wealth to child. And vowed that he will not do theft again.
Govind is a notorious thief. He used to steal things everyday. But he is also a god-fearing person. After each theft, he used to come to temple and used to donate half of his theft money. Everyone are praising his generous nature.
He didnt disclose his true identity to anyone. One day ,he tried to steal the money from a pedistrian walking on highway. But the pedestrian opposed him. Big fight happened between them. Accidently, Govind murdered pedestrian.
Now, Govind is having guilty feeling that he murdered an innocent person. So, for one week continuosly he was seen going to temple and pray to God , for pardon for his sin. He, on one day saw a woman and her child in temple. Child was very pretty.
But child was again and again was asking for his father with mother. Mother was trying to pacify him but it is in vain. Finally she gave up and child started to cry. At that time, an elderly woman asked mother the reason for angryness of child.
Then mother replied " He is asking for his father. But his father had died in fighting with a thief. Still he doesnt know the truth. I am unable to answer his questions. What else can I do?".By saying this, even she started to cry.
Govind was seeing and hearing all. Suddenly , he realised the child is the child of the same pedestrian he had killed. He thought it is the time for him to correct his mistake. At that moment itself, he denoted all of his wealth to child. And vowed that he will not do theft again.
Excellent story and the moral too - I hope some thief will read this and act upon it, though I doubt - such things happen very very rarely, may be one in a million or one in a lakh?
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