Write stories on the following morals - 1) Better late than never
2) a kindly act seldom goes unrewarded
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Better Late Than Never
Mohit was exceedingly delighted; he had been gifted a super-bike by his parents. The parents were not happy as they had to buy the bike against their wish. Mohit had been pestering them to buy the bike as all his friends had vehicles.
It had been a week now since he had received it. he would hardly stay at home now. He would find any excuse to go out on the bike. People who had seen him ride the bike, had informed his parents that he rode it very fast. The parents had asked him to ride it at slow speed; but he would forget everything once he would sit on it.
One morning he woke up quite late. Obviously he was late for the school. He rushed through his bath and breakfast. Picked up his bag. The way he revved up the engine, his parents had an ominous fear. The mother rushed to the gate and said, ‘Mohit, for God’s sake don’t ride the bike fast even if you are late; the principal might scold you; but the fast ride might injure you.’ Mohit pacified her fears and sped out of the house.
His school was hardly three kilometers from his home; however, in order to reach in time, he accelerated the speed. He was so confident of his riding skills. He knew there was a crossing that usually remained busy with traffic. One had to slow the speed. Since he was late, he anticipated he could manage crossing the crossing. But he was mistaken. His fast moving bike collided with another bike whose rider appeared to have thought the same while crossing.
Both the riders lay unconscious, injured badly. The bikes were badly mutilated. They were rushed to the hospital. The site where the accident had occurred, a traffic awareness board displayed this message: ‘Better late than never.’
Answer:
This proverb can be best explained with the example of the story of the rabbit and the tortoise. Once upon a time, a rabbit and a tortoise decided to compete for a race. The rabbit laughed at the tortoise for even thinking about competing with him and therefore he was confident that he will win. They started the race and the rabbit started running. After a few miles, he turned back and saw that the tortoise was completely out of sight. He thought that the tortoise can never win the race and since it was out of his sight, he decided to take a nap. While he was sleeping the tortoise surpassed him and won the race.
Because of the ability of running fast, the rabbit was obviously going to win. But the tortoise very well knew the importance of the phrase “better late than never” and thus it started competing slowly, but steadily and thus won the race. It is also important to note that if an individual starts doing a work, today or tomorrow he or she is bound to finish the work and succeed.
Thinking that it is impossible to complete a work will result in the work being never completed because it was not even started at the first place. It is human nature that when one notices that a work is difficult he or she simply decides to quit, what is important here is to understand the fact that quitting should never even be considered as an option.
Slow and steady can also win the race. All the students are of different nature, if a student decides that he or she will study throughout the year, that individual will stand first or second in the class. There are also students who study a night before the exam. These students also get promoted to the next class. But can a student who does not study at all or who studies after the exam is promoted to the next class. The answer is No. it is better to study late, at the last moment also that to escape studying totally.