Parables of Wisdom
Learning Mercy
दया सीखना · દયા શીખવી
A packet of biscuits, a hungry boy, and a grandfather who chose kindness
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Naisha catches a boy stealing biscuits from her grandfather's shop and wants him punished, but Nanaji answers the wrong in a way she does not expect.
What it teaches Mercy Forgiveness Non-stealing
The opening of the children's telling
Naisha loved helping her Nanaji in his little shop. She weighed the dal, counted the coins, and gave toffees to the small children.
One day a boy in a torn shirt hid a packet of biscuits under his shirt and walked to the door. Thief! Naisha shouted. A tall man grabbed the boy's arm. Everyone stared.
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To carry into the day
Mercy does not call wrong right; it opens a road back.
To talk about together
When someone has done something wrong to you, how can you be fair and kind at the same time?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.