Cows don't give milk!

A father used to say to his children when they were young - when you all reach the age of 12, I will tell you the secret of life. One day when the oldest turned 12, he anxiously asked his father as to what the secret of life was. The father replied that he was going to tell him but that he should not reveal it to his brothers.

The secret of life is this. The cow does not give milk. "What are you saying?" asked the boy incredulously - "As you hear it, son, the cow does not give milk, you have to milk it. You have to get up at 4 in the morning, go to the field, walk through the corral full of manure, tie the tail, hobble the legs of the cow, sit on the stool, place the bucket and do the work yourself.

That is the secret of life, the cow does not give milk. You milk her or you don't get milk. There is this generation that thinks that cows GIVE milk. That things are automatic and free, their mentality is that if "I wish, I ask......I obtain. 

They have been accustomed to get whatever they want the easy way....But no, life is not a matter of wishing, asking and obtaining. The things that one receives are the effort of what one does. Happiness is the result of effort; lack of effort creates frustration".

So, share with your children from a young age the secret of life, so they don't grow up with the mentality that the government, their parents or their cute little faces is going to give them everything they need in life.

Remember, "Cows don't give milk; you have to work for it".

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My take

Nothing comes easy in life, you need to work for each and every thing.

Tailpiece.

The day began at 4, the chores and was ready by 6. Anto was at the gate by a quarter past 6 and I reached the railway station soon after. Breakfast at the platform of Thrissur railway station, the train was earlier than its scheduled time; stopped at Ernakulam North's outer, Kollam.

Meanwhile, Lekha had taken her sister to Rani Menon's main hospital at Ayyanthole for a scan and prognosis.

Reached Thiruvananthapuram by a quarter past 2 and Aji was in waiting.

To the Chinmaya Mission School near the Ayurveda College to finalise the arrangements for tomorrow's painting, recitation, word formulation and quiz competition for the children.

Maman was back from New Delhi after sunset and we made another round to the school.