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the story of a well educated man travelling in a boat

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Once a very wealthy an well-educated man was being rowed across a wide river in a boat. Since the man liked to hear himself talk. He asked the boatman, "Do you understand math and science?"

"No," said the boatman. "I have never had time to learn such things."

"You poor man," said the wealthy man in a rude voice. "You have wasted a quarter of your life. If you knew math and science, you would be better off. Have you read the classics?"

"No," answered the boatman humbly. "I was not able to finish school. I needed to work to feed my family. I did not learn to read very well and have not read the classics."

"Too bad," said the rich man. "You have lost half of your life. Reading would have served you well. Have you traveled to other countries?"

"No," said the boatman. "I have spent my whole life here on the river."

The wealthy man sneered. "You have lost 3/4 of your life. Only by traveling can you live life to the fullest. You should have stayed in school and got an education like me."

Just then the boatman felt water by his feet. He looked down and saw that the boat was beginning to sink. He asked the rich man, "Can you swim?"

"No," answered the rich man. "I spent my youth in the classroom studying math, science and the classics. I have spent my adulthood traveling and doing business and growing wealthy. I did not think swimming was important."

"Oh?" quizzed the boatman. Then the boatman smiled for the first time. "Then I fear you have lost your whole life. For the boat is sinking." Then the boatman dove into the water and swam to safety at the edge of the river.

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Once there was a pundit in a village. One day he was travelling all alone in a boat. he was feeling bored. He started talking to the boatman. He told the boatman that he had read all the vedas and vedantas. He wanted to show his vast knowledge to the boatman. He asked the boatman “Do you know the vedas?”, the boatman humbly replied “No, revered sir”. Then the pundit feeling great and asked the boatman again, “Do you know ramayana and mahabharatha?”, The boatman replied again, “no revered sir”. Now the pundit was really feeling great and asked the boatman once again, “Have you read philosophy?”, the boatman replied again with same politeness, “no revered sir. After sometime, suddenly, a great storm broke and the boat was about to sink. The boatman asked the pundit one question, “sir, do you know swimming?” The pundit said “No” then the boatman said, “Sir, i don't know any vedas vedantas but I know swimming so I can save myself” saying so he jumped into the river and swam away. The pundit was left aloneand drowned in the river. Moral of the story is, it is not enough to have bookish knowledge but one should have practical knowledge to face problems in life. Pundit was very proud of his knowledge but that could not save him.

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