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A newly wed girl name Arti came to her new home with her husband and mother-in-law. After few days Arti felt that she can’t manage to live with her mother-in-law under same roof as Her mother-in-law was old fashioned and she had different opinion about things because of this they both used to fight a lot. Months passed and her life with her mother-in-law didn’t changed. Her mother-in-law used to interrupt her or suggest her about how to do things. Things were starting to get worse. Now she just couldn’t bear to live with her anymore. One day she told her husband about things going on and her husband supported his mother. Arti got angry with him and left for her father’s house. Arti went to her father and she told everything to her father who was a renowned ayurvedic doctor. She was crying and said, “Papa, please give me some poison to give to my mother-in-law because i will no go there till she is there.” Her father tried to console her and said, “Dear, If you give her poison and...

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. He then hid himself and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many people loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none of them did anything about getting the stone out of the way. A peasant then came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to push the stone out of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant went back to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King explaining that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. Moral of the story: Every obstacle we come across in life gives us an opportunity to improve our circumstances, and wh...