The 99 Club

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 Disclaimer- A great "not-so-popular" story

Once upon a time, there was this King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was not happy at all.

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 poor 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, and my family and I don't need too much - just a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummies.'

The king sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the story, the advisor said, 'Your Majesty, the servant has not yet joined "The 99 Club".'

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

The advisor replied, 'To truly know what The 99 Club is, just place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep.'

When the servant saw 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 only 99 coins.

He wondered, 'What could've happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!'

He looked everywhere, but that final coin was elusive. Finally, he decided that he was going to work harder than ever to earn that 100th gold coin.

From that day, the servant was a changed man. He was overworked, grumpy, and blamed his family for not helping him make that 100th gold coin.

And he had stopped singing while he worked.

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. 

The advisor 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 content, because they're always wanting that extra 1 (one).... saying to themselves: Let me get that one final thing and then I will be happy for life.... That's" The 99 Club"

Zero  Membership fee to enter, but you pay for it with your entire life!

We can be happy with very little in our lives, but the minute we're given something bigger and better, we want more ...and even more! We lose our sleep, our happiness, as the price for our growing materialistic needs and desires. We forget that art of being happy is to be satisfied with what we have. Let us learn the attitude of gratitude.


Comments

  1. Capt SangwanOctober 28, 2020 at 7:03 AM

    Wow. The Club 99 with free membership. U enter in search of 1 and u lose the joy of having 99.
    जो जितना जल्दी समझ गया वह यह जीवन जीना सीख गया.
    Thanks Ekta. What a Way to start a day.

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    1. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 7:33 AM

      Thanks for the appreciation. Keep checking for more posts in this amazing week.

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  2. SamOctober 28, 2020 at 7:04 AM

    Wow touching and inspiring.

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    1. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 7:34 AM

      🤟. Thanks for the read. Keep checking out the blog for new posts

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  3. Stuti GaurOctober 28, 2020 at 7:35 AM

    Very nice 👍🏻

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    1. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 11:13 AM

      Thanks for the read. Keep checking out the blog for new posts

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  4. AnitaOctober 28, 2020 at 7:55 AM

    I have a counter intutive argument:
    Happiness is a state of mind.
    A human being can experience all sorts of emotions (happy and sad) based on situations.
    While experiencing different emotions: can we still remain content?

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    1. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 8:12 AM

      Yes, mam... Your question itself has an answer. As I seek, Emotions are originated from our thoughts. And with practice, as I have read, thoughts can be focused. For better understanding of this, do read tomorrow's story.

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  5. UnknownOctober 28, 2020 at 9:15 AM

    👍 99 club...

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    1. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 11:12 AM

      Thanks for appreciation. Keep reading the blog for new posts

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  6. Ekta | wisdomektaOctober 28, 2020 at 11:13 AM

    Thanks for the read. Keep checking out the blog for new posts

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