A folk tale for Diwali

Once upon a time, there was a young man who was desperate to become rich. He was known among his friends as a miser. He earned his living in a respectable manner, but was never satisfied with what he had. His desperation to want more of everything always made the people around him dislike him, but that seldom stopped him from acting greedy. One year, just before the festival of Diwali, he received a hefty bonus from his boss, as a reward for having done well in his job throughout the year. When he was first given th

This article was originally published on November 07, 2015.