Parables of Wisdom
Learning Not to Judge
किसी को परखने से पहले · કોઈને પારખતાં પહેલાં
Prisha is sure she knows exactly what kind of girl Sara is
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
The new girl in Prisha's class comes late every day, yawns through lessons and never does her homework, and Prisha soon tells everyone that Sara is lazy. An early morning trip with her father shows her a side of the story she had never imagined.
What it teaches Anekantavada Not judging Kind speech
The opening of the children's telling
Prisha was ten and lived in Pune. She was never late for school, and she always did her homework. She liked to be first at everything.
One day a new girl called Sara came to her class. Sara was late almost every day. She yawned and yawned. Sometimes she even fell asleep at her desk! "She is just lazy," Prisha told her friends. Soon nobody wanted to sit with Sara.
Read the whole story See plans
To carry into the day
Before you judge, turn the coin over.
To talk about together
Have you ever been wrong about someone? What did you find out?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.