Parables of Wisdom
Learning About Wanting More
और ज़्यादा चाहने के बारे में सीखना · વધુ ને વધુ ઈચ્છા વિશે શીખવું
Veer finally gets the thing he wanted most, and then something odd happens
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Ten year old Veer in Dubai is sure that one new games console will make him happy for ever. When it arrives, he discovers that wanting has a way of moving the finish line, and his grandmother has a strange little notebook that explains why.
What it teaches Aparigraha Contentment Desire
The opening of the children's telling
Veer lived in a very tall building in Dubai. More than anything, he wanted a new games console. "If I get it," he said, "I will be happy for ever and ever!"
On his birthday, there it was, wrapped in shiny silver paper! Veer jumped up and down. He played with it every day, and he was very, very happy.
Read the whole story See plans
To carry into the day
Happiness is not having everything; it is knowing when you have enough.
To talk about together
What would go on your family's list called Enough?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.