'My life is constantly plagued with problems. One after the other. When will I be happy?' If this is something that has ever bothered you, I am sure this amazing story will help you. Namaste! Welcome to 'A piece of my learning.'

    In a far distant country lived a man, sad and lonely. He was constantly troubled with a lot of problems. There were health issues, financial issues, or family issues bothering him. Sometimes more than one problem at a time. He was always stressed and not able to sleep properly.

    He came to know about a wise sage passing through his village with his disciples. He decided to consult the sage about this. 

He went to the sage and said, "Oh wise one! I need your advice. I am facing a lot of problems. There are health, financial, and even family problems that trouble me. Please advise me so that all my problems are over and I can get a stress-free sleep."

    After listening to him, the sage smiled and said, "Oh dear, I will help you. I will provide you with a solution tomorrow morning. However, I need to ask you for a favor."

"A favor? From me? Sure. What should I do?" asked the man.

The sage replied, " A merchant just gifted me 100 camels for solving his problem. I will be taking them with me. I want you to take care of these camels for tonight. When all these camels sit down, you can sleep." 

The sage went to his tent to sleep and the man went to manage the camels.

The next morning, the sage went to him and asked, "Did you sleep properly?"

The man became sad and said, "I could not even sleep for a single moment. Despite my efforts, I could not get all the camels to sit down at the same time. Some of them sat on their own, while some did not sit even after trying a lot. If I was able to make one camel sit, the other would stand up somewhere else and this went on the whole night."

The sage asked, "So some camels sat themselves down. Some sat down because of your efforts. Some did not sit even after you tried to make them sit. Is that correct?"

"Yes! That should summarize what happened last night.", the man said.

The sage replied, "This is exactly what happens in life, my dear. Some problems get solved on their own. Some get solved after you put some effort into them. Some do not get solved even if you try with all your might. Just like these camels, if you can solve one problem, some other problem will be there. One thing you must understand is that problems are a part of life. You must leave the problems which you are unable to solve with time. They will get solved at the right time. Stressing about them today shall do you no good. You must learn to move towards your goal in life and grow as you go ahead. Stay happy even when you have problems."

    I used to think that I will be happy when everything is okay in my life. But what I learned from this story is that there will not be a time when everything will be fine. I must learn to stay happy even if I have some problems. I will be able to tackle these challenges more easily if I start staying happy instead of stressed or worried. 

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