The 99 Club

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Posted by: " prasad bulusu " prsdbulusu

Thu Jul 3, 2008 7:18 pm (PDT)

 

The 99 Club

 

A very apt article depicting the rat race that all of us are involved

in our day to day life. Please read and if you happen to be a member

of this 'elite club', then quit this club today itself and give an

opportunity for happiness and peace of mind to enter your life. It is

really worth a try.

 

Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious

lifestyle, was neither happy nor content.

 

One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he

worked. This fascinated the King; why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the

Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy. The

King asked the servant, 'Why are you so happy?'

 

The man replied, 'Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my

family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm

food to fill our tummies.'

 

The king was not satisfied with that reply. Later in the day, he

sought the advice of his most trusted adviser. After hearing the

King's woes and the servant's story, the adviser said, 'Your Majesty,

I believe that the servant has not been made part of The 99 Club.'

 

'The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?' the King inquired.

 

The adviser replied, 'Your Majesty, to truly know what The 99 Club is,

place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep.'

 

When the servant saw the bag, he took it into his house. When he

opened the bag, he let out a great shout of joy... So many gold coins!

 

He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced

that there were 99 coins. He wondered, 'What could've happened to that

last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!'

 

He looked everywhere he could, but that final coin was elusive.

Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work

harder than ever to earn that gold coin and complete his collection.

 

From that day, the servant's life was changed. He was overworked,

horribly grumpy, and castigated his family for not helping him make

that 100th gold coin. He stopped singing while he worked.

 

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. When he

sought his advisor's help, the adviser said, 'Your Majesty, the

servant has now officially joined The 99 Club.'

 

He continued, 'The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have

enough to be happy but are never contented, because they're always

yearning and striving for that extra 1 telling to themselves: 'Let me

get that one final thing and then I will be happy for life.'

 

We can be happy, even with very little in our lives, but the minute

we're given something bigger and better, we want even more! We lose

our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us; all these as a

price for our growing needs and desires.

 

That's the 99 club