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"Growing Honesty in the Garden of Learning"

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  Growing Honesty in the Garden of Learning        In ancient China, there lived a wise emperor who was growing old and needed to choose his successor. Rather than selecting one of his own children, he decided to find a child who would be most deserving .     He gathered all the children from his kingdom and gave each of them a seed. He said, “Grow this seed for one year. At the end of the year, return with your plant. I will judge based on what you bring, and the one with the best plant will become the next emperor.”     One of the children, named Ping, was excited. He took the seed home and carefully planted it. He watered it daily and ensured it received sunlight. Weeks passed, but nothing grew. He tried new soil, a different pot, and more water. Still, nothing.        A year later, all the children returned to the palace with beautiful plants — tall, colorful, and fragrant. But Ping stood in the corner with his empty ...

How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

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Hello Readers!🙏📖📖   Let's have a glance at a bedtime story, which I read today.      Once there lived a poor farmer named Pahom, who believed that if he had more land, he would be perfectly happy. He started off with a small piece of land and worked hard. But soon, he wants more and more land. His desire keeps growing, and he became greedy. Author uses this character to show how human desires can become endless.           One day, Pahom heard about a group of people called the Bashkirs, who were willing to give him as much land as he can walk around in a single day—for a small price. Excited by this opportunity, he travelled  there and accepted the challenge. But there was one condition: he must return to the starting point before sunset, or he would lose everything. Greedy for more land, Pahom walked a very long distance, trying to cover as much land as possible.     As sunset approached, Pahom realized he had gone too...