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A Rich Man's Bad Habit and His Servant Story

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Overview

The rich man's bad habit and his servant's story highlights the importance of feeling grateful in life. This story teaches us to be thankful to God for whatever he has given us. 

A Rich Man and His Servant Story with Moral

The rich man's bad habit and his servant's story revolves around a rich man who always curses God whenever something wrong happens to him. He has no feeling of gratitude and is not grateful for what God has given him. On the contrary, his servant is grateful for the little things that he has in his life. This opens the eye of the rich man.


A rich man's bad habit and his servant's story teaches us to be grateful for the gifts of God. We should not complain and should accept the gifts of God happily. We should always acknowledge the goodness in our life. In a state of gratitude, we will be able to stay happy despite all the negative things happening around us. Let us read a rich man's bad habit and his servant's story to see how being grateful can make us happy.


A Rich Man's Bad Habit and His Servant Story

Once in a village, there lived a rich man. The rich man had a bad habit of cursing God whenever anything bad happened to him. The rich man used to blame God always and was never thankful for what was given to him by God. The rich man had a servant who used to work for him. The rich man was very happy with the work of his servant. The servant was hard working and the rich man used to reward him. The rich man treated his servant in a good manner.


One day, the rich man was eating a cucumber. The cucumber tasted bitter incidentally. The rich man immediately called his servant. He gave the bitter cucumber to his servant to eat. The servant took the cucumber and ate it very happily. He ate the cucumber as if it was very sweet. The rich man was astonished to see the servant eating the bitter cucumber happily. The rich man, in a state of shock, asked the servant how he could eat the cucumber when it was so bitter. The servant told the rich man that the rich man was his master. The rich man gave him delicious food to eat every day. If one day the rich man gave him a bitter cucumber to eat, there was no harm in eating it happily.


Listening to what the servant said, the rich man realised his mistake. The rich man realised that God had given him so much. He thought that God has given him wealth and happiness in life and even if he encounters some bitterness in life, he would accept it as the gift of god.


    

The Rich Man


The Rich Man


Moral of the Story

A rich man's bad habit and his servant's story teaches us that one should try to understand that whatever happens in life is the mercy of God and whatever God does is for our good. We can live a happy and peaceful life if we think about this. We should always be happy and we should be grateful in our life.


Note to the Parents

Parents should cultivate the feeling of gratitude in children. They should make the children understand that we should happily accept whatever God has given to us. God does everything for our benefit and we should happily accept his plans. We will be able to live a peaceful and happy life if we do not complain and be satisfied with all that we have.

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FAQs on A Rich Man's Bad Habit and His Servant Story

1. What was the bad habit of the rich man?

The rich man had a bad habit of always cursing God if anything wrong happened in his life.

2. Why was the rich man shocked on seeing his servant?

The rich man gave a bitter cucumber to his servant to eat. The servant the cucumber happily without complaining. On seeing the servant eating the cucumber happily, the rich man was shocked.

3. What lesson did the rich man learn from the servant?

The rich man learned to always be grateful in his life and be thankful to God for whatever God has given him.


Overview

The rich man's bad habit and his servant's story highlights the importance of feeling grateful in life. This story teaches us to be thankful to God for whatever he has given us.