Persevarance pays

Hi,
Musing#16
The power of perseverance is such that it can move mountains too. The indomitable spirit paves the way to achieve the impossible also many a times in any walk of life.
Here is a story on a lighter vein to emphasise this.
"My good-old friend Subbu considers himself very intelligent and shrewd. Once he went to a temple wearing a new pair of sandals.As that temple was not only famous for the deity but also for the sandal/shoe thieves (who are always on the look out for brand new sandals), he shrewdly left one sandal in the left corner of the temple and another one in the extreme right corner of the temple. His logic was that as a single sandal will not tempt the thief to steal ,as he can not sell it to any one and as the thieves are usually of lazy nature they will not go in search of the other sandal. He happily went inside the temple patting himself for his shrewdness.
As Subbu was busy praying inside, a thief was surveying outside the temple for a good pair of sandals. His eyes fell upon the brand new sandal of Subbu. He picked up the sandal of left leg and started searching for the right one which was not to be seen. He started wondering about this, even getting a doubt whether the owner of this sandal is a one-legged fellow.He did not want to give it up as the new sandal was very tempting. He wrapped the sandal with an old news paper and put it inside his bag and hid behind a tree waiting to see the owner of this sandal.
After some time Subbu came out of the temple and went to the left corner and to his shock found his new sandal vanished into thin air. He searched desperately in and arond the corner for no avail. This was now being watched by the thief also and he was eagerly waiting for the next move of Subbu. Subbu rushed to the right corner and to his partial relief found his one sandal in its pristine newness lying there waiting for him. He also started wondering whether the thief was a one-legged fellow as otherwise what use a single sandal will be of use to the thief.
Now, the thief was certain that the owner of the sandal will throw away the single sandal as he can not wear a sandal on a single leg and walk around, however new the sandal is.
To his surprise and astonishment the thief saw Subbu also wrapping the single sandal with an old news paper, keeping it under his arm and walking briskly towards the market. The thief followed Subbu and saw him approaching a cobbler. He went very near Subbu and heard Subbu telling the cobbler that he has lost his one pair of sandal of the left leg and asks whether a replica of the same can be made with the help of the right one which he showed to the cobbler. The cobbler studied the single sandal and told that he can make it, but it will cost him Rs 100/- and he will need two days to mke it. Subbu again patted himself for his shrewdness as instead of losing a new sandal worth Rs.600/-, he could with just an addititonl cost of only hundred rupees could wear again the new sandal. He happily leaves the right sandal along with hundred rupees to the cobbler telling him he will come after two days.
The thief listened to the entire transaction between Subbu and the cobbler. The thief cuts across the road to the tea shop and orders a tea and keeps sipping the tea and trying to work out a plan to get the other sandal from the cobbler. An idea suddenly strikes him and he runs across to the cobbler shop and shows to the cobbler the other pair of sandal removing it from his bag and tells the cobbler that he is the servant of the gentleman who has given the cobbler the single sandal and hundred rupees to make a replica sandal for the other leg and as his boss could locate his mis-placed sandal he has sent him to collect back the sandal and also the hundred rupees which was given towards the order.
Seeing the other sandal and the convincing way of the thief the cobbler believes him and gives back the sandal and also the hundre rupees. The thief thanks him and goes away with a new pair of sandals and added to that a reward of hundred rupees for his perseverance".
So, perseverance definitely PAYS.
If you are all keen to know what happenned to my friend Subbu and the cobbler after two days, that is another day and another story.
mentor mohan.