In a large house, lived a lazy Young Man. He woke up
in the afternoon, ate his meals and then lay in bed again. He had a parrot
named Polly. She watched this lazy fellow and was puzzled by him.
One day, Polly asked the Young Man, “Don’t
you get tired of lying in bed all day and all night? The sun has been out
hours ago, and people have finished half their day’s work.”
“Why are you so lazy?” she asked, as she ruffled
her feathers.
The Young Man yawned and answered, “Every morning,
when I wake up, two friends whisper in my ears. One friend is Hard Work
and the other Laziness.” “Hard Work says, Wake up! There is lots to do today.
Time is passing by, don’t waste it by sleeping.’ But Laziness says, Why the
hurry to wake up? Sleep some more. Why should you work while there are others
to work hard?”‘
The Young Man continued, “I listen patiently to both
my friends. All my time goes by like that and so, I keep lying in bed for a
long time.”
Just talk does not help; we should get up
and work.
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