One evening, the lady of a house
overfilled a lamp. She kept the lamp on the window slab. The lamp flared
brightly and illuminated the surrounding brightly. The lamp was elated to see
its brightness spreading around. It arrogantly said, ‘I am brighter than the
day sun!’
It was pleasant night when
suddenly the strong winds started dashing against the window panes. The wind
flickered the flame of lamp and then blew it off. It was darkness around. The
lady of the house came with another dimly lit lamp. She lit the lamp again, and
said, ‘Do not be arrogant. You are emanating bright light because of the
heavily oil fill. Do not boast over what you don’t have actually. Henceforth be
contented and keep radiating your peaceful light in silence’.
Proverb: Pride comes before a fall.
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