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The hermit smiled and said, "So, it's like a traveller’s inn, where one comes

and another goes. This world is similar, where people come and go. It's foolish to

claim that something is truly yours."
Emperor Akbar realised the truth in the hermit's words and thanked him

for the valuable lesson.

Life Skill & Values
Moral of this story

This story teaches us the impermanence of worldly possessions and the wisdom of

recognising that nothing truly belongs to us forever.

Word-Meaning

impermanence : not lasting forever, visibly : clearly, claim : demand, possessions :
something owned.

Exercise

A. Tick( ) the correct option : Concept Clarity

1. Once an _______ came wandering to the emperor's palace.

(a) old hermit (b) poor man (c) begger

2. "Is this your palace?" asked the _______ .

(a) emperor Akbar (b) poor man (c) old hermit

3. The world is like a _______ .

(a) prison (b) traveller’s inn (c) temple

4. It is _______ to claim that something is truly yours.

(a) good (b) better (c) foolish

5. _______ relized the truth in the hermit’s words.

(a) Birbal (b) emperor Akbar (c) guard

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