An elder
told the following parable:
“There
was a very rich peasant. He wanted to teach his children to work hard and that
was what he told them:
– Dear
children, you know how I amassed so much fortune. If you obey me, you will get
rich, too.
They were
curious:
– Daddy,
please tell us your secret.
– There
is one day in the year when, if you are working on that day, you will get rich
but I’ve forgotten which day it is. Therefore, you should not be idle on any
day. Keep working because it could be the blessed Day and if you don’t work
during that day, you will waste the labor of the entire year.
Likewise,
if we keep working all the time, we will earn the path of life.”
Great Patericon. Ancient Patericon
Translated by The Catalog of Good Deeds
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