The King And The Beggar - an inspirational story

  once upon a time a country was ruled by    a king who had no son to succeed to the    throne since the king was getting old he    wanted to select a suitable successor to    rule the country the king sent out    notices throughout his country the    notice has invited every qualified young    man in the country for an interview with    the king the outcome of the interview    would decide a possible successor to the    throne the only qualification for the    candidate was that they should have    immense love for their fellow human    beings every young man across the    country was very excited at the    possibility of being the ruler of the    country a poor young man from a remote    village also read the notice and started    to prepare for an interview with the    king the man was a kind man a    hard-working man but he was very poor    due to various circumstances the man had    no good clothes to be presentable in the    sight of the king so the young man    worked really hard and saved some money    to buy him proper clothes and supplies    to support him for the long journey to    the palace after he got his supplies and    a proper attire for the interview the    young man set out on his quest he    travelled many days and had almost    completed the journey when he came upon    a poor beggar by the side of the road    the poor beggar said trembling in the    cold covered only in tattered rags the    beggar extended his arms and pleaded for    help his weak voice croaked I am hungry    and cold please help me sir the young    man was so moved by the pathetic    condition of the beggar that he    immediately stripped his new attire and    offered it to him    he also provided him with his very    limited food he had carried for the    journey the bagger thanked the man a    thousand times but since the man had    given up his good clothes to the beggar    he was a bit hesitant to go for the    interview he however gathered enough    courage to enter the palace in his old -    dirty clothes upon his arrival at the    palace the King's attendant showed him    the way to the Great Hall after a short    rest to clean off the journeys grime the    man was admitted to the throne room for    the interview the young man bowed low as    the King entered the room when he raised    his eyes he gasped in astonishment as he    noticed that the King looked very    similar to the beggar he had met on the    way the King saw the shock in the man's    eye and said yes I was the beggar you    met on your way but why did you dress up    like a beggar you are a king well why    did you do this to me    the young man stammered after gaining    some composure because I had to be sure    that you had a good heart and you    genuinely loved your fellow human beings    said the king I knew that if I came to    you as a king you would have done    anything to impress me but that way I    would never have known what is truly in    your heart the generosity and love to    the one in need without expecting    anything in return is the sign of a    great heart looking at your love    generosity towards the beggar man proved    that you sincerely love your fellow    human beings this country needs a leader    who would work for the welfare of all of    the nation not just the ones who would    offer and cater to the throne you have    proven that you are the right person to    be my successor promised the king    you see in life    kindness is more important than wisdom    and the recognition of this is the    beginning of wisdom a heart filled with    compassion and love to our fellow human    beings is the greatest gift we can give    to the world a king in this land today    might be rich and glamorous might have    the power and all the might but this    kingdom is worthless compared to a rich    heart of a beggar man this is there to    do motivation stories thanks for    watching and stay blessed    you    

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