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Once two persons were sitting near a temple and were chit chatting… It was getting dark and cloudy… By then another person came there and asked if he could join them. They said 'oh with pleasure'. They were talking as friends… Then.. it started to rain… They were stuck. The third guy felt hungry and told the other two... Oh, we too are hungry they said. “He has 3 rotis and I have 5 rotis - Let all of us share” - said the second guy. Then a question arose as to how to share 8 rotis among three of them… The first person suggested “let's make three pieces out of each roti.. Then we will have 24 pieces… we three can have 8 pieces each”.. Everyone liked the idea. They made 24 pieces and ate 8 pieces each and satisfied their hunger and all slept off. In the morning the third person thanked the other two for allowing him to spend time with them and felt grateful to them for sharing rotis and being helpful. Out of gratitude he gave 8 gold coins to them and left his way… After he le

An old man was planting a mango sapling. A smartly dressed man, walked up to him and asked what are you planting? The old man replied "a mango tree". The smart guy asked 'How old are you?" The old man said " Maybe sixty-seventy? I’m not sure." The smart guy again asked "How long do you think you will live?" The old man replied "who knows, its all God’s wish. Maybe a few years at most." Then the smart guy asked "By planting the mango tree at this age, do you think you can enjoy the fruits before you die?" The old man then said "So far in my life all the mangoes I have eaten came from trees which I did not plant. My previous generations planted those, so I am enjoying the fruit. This tree, when I plant, may be others will enjoy the fruit.’ The young man liked the answer and gave the old man a hundred rupee note as a gift. The old man kept staring at the note. On being asked why, he said "Normally, a mango tree bears fru