Ramu has habit of collecting every thing. His mother gave some seeds to spread in the kitchen garden. As his habit of keeping things he kept few in a paper bag in his almiarah. After few days they left their village for summer holiday. And he totally forgot about all seeds.
They came back just before school reopens.
One mother was walking around the kitchen garden and found only few plants have come.
She asked Ramu what you did with all the seeds.
Ramu said “I kept few for my collection”
She said “Why do you keep all the things in your almairah. Bring them and spray in the garden. You will see so nicely all coming up with beautiful green leaves. I gave you palak, methi, and so many varieties and none of them are seen here. If they grew we can give to your friends and others.”
Ramu ran to his place and searched for seeds, the paper cover was full of small holes and no seed is seen inside.
Ramu felt sad and brought to his mother showing that some thing has happened to his seeds. Seeing it his mother said may be some insects have eaten away. Don’t worry .
Ramu forgot that incident and started going to school. The rains started and one day morning his father sister and mother and Ramu were sitting near verandah. The clouds were just giving way to Sun to shine. Early morning the golden rays of sun fallen on all plants in their garden shining brightly.
Ramu father was strolling in the garden. He saw his favorite rose plants are surrounded by many small tiny offshoots of different plants. He shouted at Ramu that why you put all seeds every where in the garden?
Ramu said he did not put. Mean while his mother came and saw around. She found small ants going around.
She showed Ramu father pointing with finger and both of them started laughing loudly. Ramu could not understand what has happened.
They called him near and showed tiny ants crawling. They said “you want to hoard but God knows how to sprout it”
Ramu was puzzled and asking what does it mea?”
Ramu mother said all seeds which you collected were taken away by ants like you. But they were washed off in rains showered and sprouted here.
Ramu also started smiling and since then he started using every thing wisely. He never kept any thing with him without purpose.
Moral
So never hoard any thing wastefully. Use it wisely and share with others.