STORY, STORY – The peacock and the goddess

Suddenly he saw a nightingale sitting on a nearby tree and singing. Listening to her, the peacock lamented “what a sweet voice she has, which everybody loves and praises but when I utter a sound everybody makes fun of me. How jinxed am I”. Just then appeared Juna- wife of Jupiter, the chief of gods. […]

Suddenly he saw a nightingale sitting on a nearby tree and singing. Listening to her, the peacock lamented “what a sweet voice she has, which everybody loves and praises but when I utter a sound everybody makes fun of me. How jinxed am I”.

Just then appeared Juna- wife of Jupiter, the chief of gods. She asked the peacock “why are u sad?” The peacock sobbed out “ I have got such a beautiful body that is praised by all but my voice is so bad that everyone laughs at it. So this beauty is useless”.

The goddess replied “you are the only one who is unhappy. Several creatures have been gifted by god with various gifts like you the beauty, eagle the strength, nightingale the sweet voice, so on and so forth. So don’t grumble over your weakness, accept the way it is and be happy. You are the only one that can tell people how to address you. Let the beauty radiate from within you and appreciate what you have. We can’t all have everything at once”.

Hence, one should not regret on what he/she doesn’t have rather be satisfied with what one has.

Moral of the story: Learn to live with your weakness.