Farmer's Question, Poor Man's Answer

The story goes that there were once two farmers. They were both real brothers. The younger brother's name was Sultan and the older brother's name was Ikram. The younger brother was very poor and the older brother was rich. But the elder brother never helped the younger brother but he always told him that poverty is written in your destiny and you will always be poor and the poor will die.

One day the younger brother had an idea why he should not try to improve his condition by walking to another city. One day he left his house and while walking he came to a place where a king's palace was being built. But a strange thing was happening to this king. when the palace was completed on one side and the artisans started working on the other side, the part on the first side would automatically collapse.

The farmer saw this strange thing and stood there for a while. While he was watching, the king came there and asked the farmer, "Who are you?" And where did you come from and where are you going? The farmer said, "I am a poor farmer, and I am going to another city to try my luck." Why does the palace crumble after it is built like this? The farmer promised the king that he would find out and tell him.

When the farmer set out on his journey from there, a river came along the way and he was about to cross the river when a big tortoise came out of the river.

He went out and asked, "O traveler, who are you and where are you going?" When the farmer explained the purpose of his journey, the tortoise said, "When you succeed in your purpose, remember me. I live in the river, yet I burn inside." My heart is burning all the time to ask someone what is the cause of it.

The farmer also promised the tortoise that he would find out the reason for his constant internal burning. The tortoise made the farmer sit on his back and let him cross the river. As he walked, the farmer became hungry. On the way he saw a potato tree and he broke the raw ripe potatoes and sat down to eat. All the potatoes were bitter.

The farmer threw all the potatoes and angrily leaned against the tree to break it so that no one else would eat the potatoes in deception like this. Why is my fruit so bitter, when you succeed in your goal then you must ask someone why my fruit is bitter. The farmer also promised the tree that he would find out and tell her.

He was passing through a forest when he saw a hut of hay in a grove of trees. He entered the hut with the intention of resting. He saw an old beggar sleeping soundly. And then he slept for twelve years. Now the farmer must have been there for a few minutes.

The poor man woke up and said to the farmer, "You have protected me during my sleep. I am very happy with you." Tell me who you are and where you are going. The farmer stated his purpose. Hearing the farmer's words, the poor man turned his hand on his head and said, "Now do not go ahead and go back the way you came."

The farmer asked the poor man those questions. In response to the first question, Faqir said that the king has a young daughter who is able to get married, until the king arrange his daughter marriage, His palace will continue to fall like this. Answering why there is fire in the tortoise's chest all the time, Faqir said that nature has given the tortoise a wealth of wisdom but it is selfish. Ask him to share his wisdom with others.

Why the fruit of the potato tree bitter? Answering this question, Faqir said that the treasure is buried in the roots under the potato tree. If that treasure is taken out, sweet potatoes will be found in it. On his return, the farmer first went to the plum tree and told him why its fruit is bitter.

Then he went to the tortoise and told him why he was always burning internally. The tortoise, hearing the reason for his burning, gave half of his wisdom to the farmer. Finally he came to the king and told him why his palace keeps falling. The king heard the reason and asked the farmer that you will marry my daughter.

The king, with the consent of the farmer, married his daughter to him. A few years after the marriage, the farmer called his elder brother to him. When he came to the court, he was surprised to see his younger brother. The younger brother said to the older brother, "You used to call poverty my destiny. It can never be removed, but look, nature has changed my destiny."

The older brother was very embarrassed and wondered if I had ever helped him in poverty and did not know what he will do with me. But the younger brother forgave him.

In the end, it should be written that no rich person should despise any poor person.

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