Story 026a

English, For 10 and older: Story 2026a: Starting Your Own Business or Working for a Boss?

For 10 and older: Story 2026a: Starting Your Own Business or Working for a Boss?
 

Two girls in grade 9 in Nepal, Sasha and Liza, were discussing their future. Sasha wanted to start her own business and said, "I’m going to open my own company one day; working for a boss doesn’t appeal to me." Liza didn’t agree and replied, "I think working for a boss is better. Having your own business is too much hassle. My parents have a business, and they hardly have time for us. They never play games like tangram, dominoes, jump rope, Connect Four, Uno, magic cube, Scrabble, or stack high with us."

Sasha said, "I’ll handle things differently. I’ll divide the work properly and have enough time left for other things."
They almost started arguing and decided to go to Guru Practice for advice.

At Guru Practice, Sasha shared her opinion: "Guru Ji, could you please tell Liza that owning a business is much more fun?" Liza quickly responded, "That’s not true, Guru Ji. Can you please explain to Sasha that working for a boss causes less stress?"

Guru Practice smiled and said, "The most important thing isn’t what you do, but how you do it. Whether you own a business, work for a boss, are the Prime Minister of the country, a teacher, or something else, do your work as best as you can, and be loving, honest, and kind to everyone."

The girls understood and thanked Guru Practice. On their way home, Liza, who had initially been against it, said to Sasha,"Sasha, should we start a business together later?" And that’s exactly what they did. Their business became a great success, thanks to applying the wise lessons of Guru Practice, as they began practicing those teachings from that very day.

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