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AKBAR’S GOLD
> COINS
>
>
> The
> wisdom of Birbal was
> unparalleled during the reign of Emperor Akbar.
> But Akbar’s brother in
> law was extremely jealous of him. He asked the
> Emperor to dispense
> with Birbal’s services and appoint him in his
> place. He gave ample
> assurance that he would prove to be more efficient
> and capable than
> Birbal. Before Akbar could take a decision on this
> matter, this news
> reached Birbal.
>
>
> Birbal
> resigned and left.
> Akbar’s brother in law was made the minister in
> place of Birbal. Akbar
> decided to test the new minister. He gave three
> hundred gold coins to
> him and said, “Spend these gold coins such that,
> I get a hundred gold
> coins here in this life; a hundred gold coins in
> the other world and
> another hundred gold coins neither here nor
> there.”
>
>
> The
> minister found the entire
> situation to be a maze of confusion and
> hopelessness. He spent
> sleepless nights worrying over how he would get
> himself out of this
> mess. Thinking in circles was making him go crazy.
> Eventually, on the
> advice of his wife he sought Birbal’s help.
> Birbal said, “Just give me
> the gold cons. I shall handle the
> rest.”
>
>
> Birbal
> walked the streets of the
> city holding the bag of gold coins in his hand. He
> noticed a rich
> merchant celebrating his son’s wedding. Birbal
> gave a hundred gold
> coins to him and bowed courteously saying, “The
> Emperor Akbar sends
> you his good wishes and blessings for the wedding
> of your son. Please
> accept the gift he has sent.” The merchant felt
> honoured that the king
> had sent a special messenger with such a precious
> gift. He honoured
> Birbal and gave him a large number of expensive
> gifts and a bag of
> gold coins as a return gift for the
> king.
>
>
> Next,
> Birbal went to the area of
> the city were the poor people lived. There he
> bought food and clothing
> in exchange for a hundred gold coins and
> distributed them in the name
> of the Emperor.
>
>
> When he
> came back to town he
> organized a concert of music and dance. He spent a
> hundred gold coins
> on it.
> The next day Birbal entered Akbar’s darbar and announced
> that he had done all that the king had asked his
> brother-in-law to do.
> The Emperor waited to know how he had done it.
> Birbal repeated the
> sequences of all the events and then said, “The
> money I gave to the
> merchant for the wedding of his son – you have
> got back while on this
> earth. The money I spent on buying food and
> clothing for the poor –
> you will get it in the other world. The
> m
> This is
> true even today.
>
>
> oney I spent on the musical
> concert – you will get neither here nor
> there.”
>
> The
> money you spend on friends
> is returned or reciprocated in some form or the
> other.
>
>
>
>
> Money
> spent on charity gets
> converted into blessings from God which becomes
> your eternal property.
>
> Money
> spent on pleasures is just
> frittered away!
>
>
>
> So when you spend money,
> think a little, if not a
> lot!
> _,_._,___
>
>
>
>
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A society for promotion of traditional values through,
Music, Dance, Art , Culture, Education and Social service.
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AKBAR’S GOLD
> COINS
>
>
> The
> wisdom of Birbal was
> unparalleled during the reign of Emperor Akbar.
> But Akbar’s brother in
> law was extremely jealous of him. He asked the
> Emperor to dispense
> with Birbal’s services and appoint him in his
> place. He gave ample
> assurance that he would prove to be more efficient
> and capable than
> Birbal. Before Akbar could take a decision on this
> matter, this news
> reached Birbal.
>
>
> Birbal
> resigned and left.
> Akbar’s brother in law was made the minister in
> place of Birbal. Akbar
> decided to test the new minister. He gave three
> hundred gold coins to
> him and said, “Spend these gold coins such that,
> I get a hundred gold
> coins here in this life; a hundred gold coins in
> the other world and
> another hundred gold coins neither here nor
> there.”
>
>
> The
> minister found the entire
> situation to be a maze of confusion and
> hopelessness. He spent
> sleepless nights worrying over how he would get
> himself out of this
> mess. Thinking in circles was making him go crazy.
> Eventually, on the
> advice of his wife he sought Birbal’s help.
> Birbal said, “Just give me
> the gold cons. I shall handle the
> rest.”
>
>
> Birbal
> walked the streets of the
> city holding the bag of gold coins in his hand. He
> noticed a rich
> merchant celebrating his son’s wedding. Birbal
> gave a hundred gold
> coins to him and bowed courteously saying, “The
> Emperor Akbar sends
> you his good wishes and blessings for the wedding
> of your son. Please
> accept the gift he has sent.” The merchant felt
> honoured that the king
> had sent a special messenger with such a precious
> gift. He honoured
> Birbal and gave him a large number of expensive
> gifts and a bag of
> gold coins as a return gift for the
> king.
>
>
> Next,
> Birbal went to the area of
> the city were the poor people lived. There he
> bought food and clothing
> in exchange for a hundred gold coins and
> distributed them in the name
> of the Emperor.
>
>
> When he
> came back to town he
> organized a concert of music and dance. He spent a
> hundred gold coins
> on it.
> The next day Birbal entered Akbar’s darbar and announced
> that he had done all that the king had asked his
> brother-in-law to do.
> The Emperor waited to know how he had done it.
> Birbal repeated the
> sequences of all the events and then said, “The
> money I gave to the
> merchant for the wedding of his son – you have
> got back while on this
> earth. The money I spent on buying food and
> clothing for the poor –
> you will get it in the other world. The
> m
> This is
> true even today.
>
>
> oney I spent on the musical
> concert – you will get neither here nor
> there.”
>
> The
> money you spend on friends
> is returned or reciprocated in some form or the
> other.
>
>
>
>
> Money
> spent on charity gets
> converted into blessings from God which becomes
> your eternal property.
>
> Money
> spent on pleasures is just
> frittered away!
>
>
>
> So when you spend money,
> think a little, if not a
> lot!
> _,_._,___
>
>
>
>
Follow @lokakshema_hari Tweet
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