Parables of Wisdom
The Ant Line
चींटियों की कतार · કીડીઓની હાર
Eyes down, feet soft: a little boy learns a new way to walk
- 3 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Five year old Yash runs everywhere, even on the path to the temple. One morning his grandmother stops him just in time, and shows him a busy little road he had never noticed.
What it teaches Ahimsa Care Mindfulness
The opening of the children's telling
Yash was five, and he loved to run. Every morning he ran down the lane to the temple, and his Nani called, "Slowly, Yash, slowly!" But Yash did not listen.
One morning Nani called out, "Yash, stop!" Yash stopped, with one foot up in the air. "Look down," said Nani. Right in front of his foot was a long line of tiny brown ants. They were walking across the path, carrying crumbs and grains of rice to their home.
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To carry into the day
Walk with your eyes, and the smallest lives will be safe around you.
To talk about together
Where could you walk a little more slowly and carefully tomorrow?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.