Giving Advice

Once, there was a little boy who loved sweets. He ate them all the time. His mother was worried. She tried many ways to stop him, but nothing worked.

In a nearby village, there lived a wise man. Everyone respected him. So, the mother thought, “Maybe my son will listen to him.”

She took her son to the wise man and said,
“Please tell my son to stop eating sweets. It’s bad for his health.”

The wise man listened but said,
“Come back after one month.”

The mother was surprised. She didn’t understand why he didn’t help right away. But she left and came back a month later.

This time, the wise man took the boy for a short walk. Then he looked at the boy and said,
“You should stop eating sweets. They are not good for your health.”

The boy nodded and promised to stop. The mother thanked the wise man and went home with her son.

A few days later, she came back and said,
“Thank you. My son hasn’t eaten any sweets since he met you.”

She asked,
“But why did you tell us to come back after a month?”

The wise man smiled and replied,
“Because I was eating sweets too. I had no right to tell your son to stop. So I stopped eating sweets first. Only then could I give him honest advice.”

Moral:
Actions speak louder than words. If you want others to follow your advice, follow it yourself first.

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