Honesty is The Best Policy
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))
Let us enjoy reading this story
of Honesty is The Best Policy.
A milkman became very wealthy through dishonest means. He had to cross a river
daily to reach the city where his customers lived. He mixed the water of the
river generously with the milk that he sold for a good profit. One day he went
around collecting the dues in order to celebrate the wedding of his son. With
the large amount thus collected he purchased plenty of rich clothes and
glittering gold ornaments. But while crossing the river the boat capsized and
all his costly purchases were swallowed by the river. The milk vendor was
speechless with grief. At that time he heard a voice that came from the river,
“Do not weep. What you have lost is only the illicit gains you earned through
cheating your customers.
MORAL : Honest dealings are always supreme. Money earned by wrong methods will
never remain for ever.