The Obstacle In Our Path (Opportunity):
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself
and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the
king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it.
Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of
them did anything about getting the stone out of the way. A peasant then came
along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant
laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much
pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant went back to pick up
his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been
The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King explaining that the
gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
Moral of the story:
Every obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our
circumstances, and whilst the lazy complain, the others are creating opportunities
through their kind hearts, generosity, and willingness to get things done.
2. What do you learn from the story write 7 lines.
Answers
Parable
'The Obstacle In Our Path' is a famous parable. It relates to the current attitude of most people-that of escapism. People tend to run away from all obstacles that come their way instead of facing them and trying to solve and overcome them.
Many a time they play the 'blame game'. They complain and blame every person they feel is responsible other than themselves. But they never try to get to the root of the problem and uproot it.
The story 'The Obstacle In Our Path' teaches us that obstacles are a synonym of the word 'opportunities'. They provide us occasions to prove our worth.
A person who sees the obstacle as an opportunity to assert his or her merit and for once discards all selfish motives to overcome it so that it may prove helpful to himself or herself and the others, strikes upon gold.
His/ her perseverance is soon rewarded as he has not missed an opportunity. He emerges as a successful person, a winner.
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