2 Stories of a Greedy Man

A man was promised that he would inherit all the land he covers by running from morning till evening. So he started running from 6 o’ clock in the morning. In order to inherit as much land as possible he kept running mustering all his might. It was 12 noon. Although sweating profusely, he still continued running despite the scorching heat with a thought to possess vast acres of land so that he can become one of the richest men in the world. He was obviously greedy. By about 5.55 p.m. he almost covered an area of land of so many miles. When he was about to finish his run people encouraged him by clapping their hands and exclaimed, “You have become a billionaire.” Finally by 6 in the evening he finished his run exactly in the place where he started. Alas! When he was about to become a billionaire he fell down dead in an unexpected manner. All that he needed was just a piece of land measuring six feet to bury his body.

This story tells the story of a greedy man who is never satisfied with what he has. The more he gets, the more he wants.There was a farmer in a village. He was very ambitious. He wanted to make more and more money. In the spring time, when it was rainy, he called out to God, "If it were sunny, I would sow some wheat." The next day, it became sunny, and the farmer sowed some wheat.After that, he called out to God, "If it were rainy, it would be useful for my wheat." The following day, it rained.The farmer called out to God, "If you gave more rain, my wheat would grow more." The following day, it rained again.Then, in summer time, he harvested his wheat and collected it in a heap. The farmer called out to God, "If you had given more rain, my wheat harvest would have been bigger."He asked God, "Why didn't you give me more rain and more wheat?" Then God made heavy rain, and all of the farmer's wheat floated away with the water.