A farmers son watched a spider building its web and asked his
father, Father, why does the spider weave fabric that never yields
clothing? Its work is complex, but to no purpose.
His father did not reply. Years later, the son had grown up to a
young man and was enlisted into the army. In one battle, the enemy
soldiers pursued him into the mountains. Two of the enemy soldiers
spotted him as he climbed up the mountains. In desperation, he
sought refuge inside a small cave.
He was invisible from outside, but once if the soldiers entered,
they would surely see him and kill him. As the young man crouched
helplessly, a spider began to spin its web across the mouth of the
cave. Soon, its was weaving its web back and forth across the
opening. Then the young man heard the soldiers voices outside the
cave.
One said, Maybe he is hiding inside this cave.
Another said, Dont be a fool! Look at that spider web; no one has
been through that opening for days. The soldiers climbed on.
At that moment, the young man realized that he had found the answer
to his question.
Moral of the story
Never underestimate the work that we do everyday. While the spider
had saved the young man from danger, the work that we carry out
everyday directly/indirectly contributing to the safety and
economic. Every small act counts and must be guided.
