heard about the story of The Golden Goose by Hans Christian Anderson before?

was at the library yesterday, and one of the books that i borrowed made a reference to this childhood story.

a simple story, but a timeless message. The poor farmer had the goose laying one golden egg for him everyday, and he soon became prosperous and life was well. However, due to his impatience, he decided to cut up the goose one day in hope to get all the golden eggs at once.

of course, not only did he not get any eggs, he lost the golden goose due to the moment of foolishness and impatience.

i recall the moral of the story that i learnt as a child. it was to teach us about greed. not to be greedy; and to be happy with what you are blessed with.

now when i read this again, what spoke to me seems to be 'patience'. the momentary impatience can get the better of us, and we try to be in control of our lives, as if we know best. we speed-rush the process and do what we think is right, when very often, His ways are higher than our ways.


let the hustle and bustle of life be the training field of patience and perseverance!