There were two
twins, identical in appearance who grew up in the same house but developed
contrasting characters. One of them was very pious, honest and loving. He was
kind and considerate to his brother. But his brother became a cruel and cunning
criminal. Their parents gave them equal share of their ancestral assets. They
stayed together even after their parents died.
One day, the
criminal and his gang attacked a group of people, wounding many. The police and
a huge crowd chased the criminals. They ran in different directions. The
brother of the kind man ran to his house and fell at the feet of his loving
brother and prayed to save his life. The police men were fast following him.
The loving brother gave his clothes to his cruel brother and put on the
blood-stained clothes of his brother. The police arrested the innocent brother
and he was produced before the court of law. He did not try to prove his innocence.
He was sentenced to imprisonment and moved to the jail.
The unconditional
and compassionate love of his innocent brother touched the hard-hearted
brother. He was transformed. He surrendered before the
police and confessed his crime. He wholeheartedly endured the punishment for
his crimes. His innocent brother was released from the jail.
True love is giving
all you can. Love and smile are similar. Both are worthless unless given to
another person.
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© By Dr. Babu Philip,
Professor, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue,
Kochi-682016, Kerala, India and Leo. S. John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath,
Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally, Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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