What is in your hand?

There lived an old and wise man in a village - who was highly respected by everyone.

People thought he knew everything - that he had some spiritual powers and had all the answers. 

So they used to come to him to get help to solve their problems.

However, a few young boys did not like him very much. 

They were jealous of him.

They were always looking for ways to prove him wrong.

One day they came up with a brilliant, crafty plan. 

The plan was to take a tiny bird covered in their hand and ask the wise man if that bird was alive or dead?

If the man said it was alive, the boy would press his hands hard and kill the bird. 

But if he said it was dead, he would open his fist and let the bird fly. 

Either way, they could prove that the wise man was wrong.

So, they caught a small, tiny bird - went to the wise man, and asked if the bird in their hand was dead or alive?

The wise man smiled and said,

My dear boys - It's all in your hands.

     Remember..... many things are in your hands.

                                ' Rajan Sachdeva '