Active Vs Laziness 💤

Rohan was always the last one to turn in his homework. He kept telling himself, “I’ll do it later,” but “later” never came. His grades started dropping, and his teacher noticed his lack of effort. One day, there was a class competition, and Rohan realized he missed out on preparing because of his laziness.

Watching his classmates succeed, he felt disappointed.

At home, Kavya’s parents asked her to help with simple chores like cleaning her room or taking out the trash, but she always delayed it. “I’ll do it tomorrow,” she would say. Soon, her room became messy, and her parents got frustrated. One day, Kavya needed her parents’ help with a school project, but they were busy, just like she had been avoiding her tasks.

Kavya realized.

When she didn’t help, it put more pressure on the family.

From then on, she committed to doing her part without waiting to be asked multiple times.

In a Panchatantra tale, a washerman’s donkey was lazy and always tried to avoid work. One day, it saw a tiger skin and decided to wear it, thinking it could scare people and roam freely without working. At first, it worked—the villagers were frightened. But the donkey got overconfident and started braying. The villagers realized it was just a donkey and beat it.

To those who actively work and put in effort, the world belongs. There is nothing that hard work cannot achieve; success and greater heights follow them.

Kural 611