“136th story”
This story was written hundreds of years ago by “Saadi Shirazi” The Iranian poet. It relates to these days, and I chose to translate and share it with my dear friends.
This is a photo of Saadi’s monument in the city of Shiraz in Iran.
There was a green and beautiful kingdom.
The king had a unique ring with a precious Gem on it. This valuable Gem shined even at night, and the jewellers couldn’t put a price on it.
Years passed, and the farms went dry. Drought took over the kingdom. People stayed hungry and everyone was suffering.
The king asked his wise man to sell his Gem, buy supplies from other kingdoms and distribute them to our residents to survive for a while.
The minister advised the king that would be a huge mistake to sell such a precious Gem.
And the king could never own one again.
The king started to cry and said: “When a town is dying of hunger, it is the ugliest thing for a king to wear jewellery. My finger without a ring is fine, but my town going hungry is unacceptable. The Gem was beautiful when my kingdom was in peace and happiness.”
There were so many ways to control the world better by rich powerful, and wealthy people.
We didn’t have to go through all of this madness if we all had a caring leader. The world would be at peace and no one would stay hungry if they would think about others too.
The greed of having wealth and power is the only reason why ordinary people always have to suffer, as much as history remembers.
Wonderful story and very wonderful meaning,I love your stories!!! 🥰
You’re awesome my dear friend.❤️❤️❤️
Beautiful
Thanks Haroon dear.🌹
Unfortunately, it’s not the greed of the common people that cause the problems, though surely it doesn’t help.
And those are beautiful photos.
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts dear.🌹
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Wonderful story for these t imes. Stay safe and healthy.
Thanks so much for reading dear. Appreciate your comment.🌹
great story.
He was a wise king.
I wish it was true. Thanks Atul dear.🌹
Beautiful story. I just bought your book for my mom, but I’m going to read it first :). A couple of the translations in this post were off. I wish I spoke Farsi so I could help.
Thanks David so much. I hope you guys like my book, please let me know.❤️
Thanks for mentioning the mistakes, I read it again and fixed it. Sometimes I don’t have time to read it twice.😂
power corrupts sadly
Thanks for reading dear.❤️
yo shah nuff
Didn’t understand?
nope eastern lingo does not compute on my western mind.
Lol.
one cannot or willnot. insult or kudo. dunno
Beautifully said.
The truth is as in this instructive story. The most important thing for a nation is to have a good and wise leader. Unfortunately, most are possessive and greedy. He only thinks about increasing his property and limiting his freedoms.
Regards
Exactly, I wish these kind kings weren’t just in stories. Thanks so much dear.❤️
Remarkable story of a great king who sold his own ring for his people.
Love you.❤️
Amazing one Ma’m. Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate your kindness dear. Stay safe.🌹
Yes, greed and lust for power. Our downfall. May God have mercy.
Amen. Thanks so much dear.❤️
Laleh, thanks for sharing! Words of wisdom shared in yet another beautifully inspiring, creative story. This container of powerful messages.
The King was wise, full of compassion and had a heart for others. ☀️💜
But unfortunately it’s just a fairytale. They practically don’t care about others.😂 thanks so much sweetheart.❤️
Fairytale with a wonderful message. You are welcome, Laleh. 💜
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Very good and kind hearted king
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Thanks for commenting dear, appreciate it.❤️
That’s true! If only we could let go of greed, the world will be a better place 🙂
And that seems impossible. Thanks so much dear for sharing your thoughts.🌹
Reblogging this to my readers at sister site Poetic Justice
Thanks Ana.❤️
My pleasure!
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Thanks so much dear.🌹
The painful truth. Our world would be a much better place with leaders like the one described by Shirazi.
In our dreams as it was in his.😂 I don’t think it will ever happen. Thanks Rosaliene.❤️
Such a meaningful story. Policy makers all around the glob should read this.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
You’re awesome, means a lot dear.❤️
Truth spoken here.
Thanks azizam.❤️❤️❤️
So wonderful story ! We need caring leaders. Were are caring leaders ? Thanks Laleh
In dreams and fairytales.😂😂😂 thank you.❤️
Great pictures!
Thanks Thom.🌹
Great story. It should apply to the times we live. Thank you, Laleh. Stay safe.
Thanks Francine dear for reading, appreciate your comment.
Reblogged this on lampmagician.
Thanks dear.
Thank You dear, great work 👍❤🙏
Appreciate it.🌹🌹🌹
I pray for God’s mercy on this world. I pray for our leaders that He may grant them wisdom. I pray for those losing loved ones or suffering themselves. I pray for those risking their own lives to save the lives of others. Above all, I pray that hearts may once again turn toward God; that the world after this pandemic has passed may be a better one than before the coronavirus struck. <3
Amen. Thanks for beautiful prayer Anna.❤️
This so true, Laleh. The U.S. needs a leader now who is not so greedy and self-indulgent.
So true Janet. Stay safe.🌹
Stay safe, too, Laleh. Uncertain times.
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Quanto è vero ciò che scrivi!
Se ci fossero leader equi, il mondo sarebbe una oasi di verde e pace.
L’avidità dell’uomo è la vera distruzione.
Complimenti per le sempre belle immagini che accompagnano i tuoi costruttivi post <3
You’re awesome my dear friend. Thanks for your kind comment and beautiful words.❤️
Thank you for this beautiful story. 🥰
Thanks so much Pam dear.🌹
👋🏻 Hi Laleh. 💕
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Uhm, Laleh …
I really really liked the story. But the last photo isn’t from Iran but the Namib desert in Namibia.
Jus’ sayin’
xoxo
Thanks so much dear, none of the pictures are from Iran. It’s just an example. Appreciate it.❤️
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Congrats and happy writing, Laleh
“waking up sleepy-head” c
Thank you Craig dear for reblogging, means a lot.