Parables of Wisdom
A Kind Heart
दयालु हृदय · દયાળુ હૃદય
The best kite flyer on the terrace, and the bird nobody else stopped for
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
On the morning of the kite festival, Jay has the sharpest string on the terrace and wants to cut every kite in the sky. Then little Raju, the watchman's son, tugs his sleeve and points at a tree.
What it teaches Compassion Ahimsa Kindness to the weak
The opening of the children's telling
In the city of Ahmedabad, there is a special day when the whole sky fills with kites. Jay loved that day. He flew his kite high and cut the other kites down. "I am the best!" he shouted.
Little Raju, the watchman's son, watched quietly from the corner of the terrace. He did not have a kite of his own, so he just looked up at all the colours in the sky.
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To carry into the day
The weakest among us cannot ask for kindness, so a kind heart learns to notice first.
To talk about together
Who or what around you might need help but cannot ask for it?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.