Parables of Wisdom
Owning Our Actions
अपने कर्मों को अपनाना · પોતાનાં કર્મો સ્વીકારવાં
Ira kicks a football, hides behind a wall, and learns what seeds have to do with it
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
On a summer holiday in Jamnagar, Ira breaks a neighbour's flower pots and keeps quiet, sure that what nobody saw does not count. Her grandmother, who is planting seeds that week, has a different idea about how actions work.
What it teaches Karma Honesty Making amends
The opening of the children's telling
Ira was spending the summer at Nani's house. Next door lived Kantaben, who grew beautiful roses in pots. Her favourite was a pale yellow rose.
One day Ira was playing football. She kicked too hard! The ball flew over the wall. Crash! Two flower pots broke, and the yellow rose fell over. Nobody saw. Ira grabbed her ball and ran inside. She did not tell anyone.
Read the whole story See plans
To carry into the day
Every action is a seed; we will meet what we plant, so plant with care.
To talk about together
What is one good seed you could plant tomorrow?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.