The Girl Who Was Not Satisfied With Simple Things

The girl in this story was unsatisfied with a life that is as ordinary as other girls in her village. She is too particular in things in her life, so as to find a perfect person to be her husband. She has complaints about the young men in her village. For her, appearance is far more important than other things. Thus when she first met with the handsome young man, she was attracted by his outmost appearance and decided to go with him even in the night.

                I think many people have the same problem with the girl in this story, always judge people on their look and appearance. Appearances can often be deceptive. Sometimes, judging by appearance can be misleading. If we need to maintain good relationship with others, the inner beauty of mind and good behaviour is far more important.

When the girl found out that the handsome man is actually a horned serpent, she was thinking of a way to run away. The girl is conscious for her mistake and is brave enough to escape from the serpent. With her courage and dedication to an old man’s advice, she saved herself and helped the old man Heno, the Thunderer to get rid of the serpents. My thoughts on this: do we really notice our mistake and failure that we made? Are we strong enough to make the things better? Are you able to repent from your wrong decision and amend the consequences of the decision? The girl is the lucky one. She was provided help and guidance. Do we really seek help from others when we face problems?

“Back at home, the girl put her experience and the power that she had gained to the good of her people.  But she always advised the younger ones to be satisfied with simple things. Not everyone listened to this advice, of course. ”

We should always listen to advices and be wise to make decision before something bad happens. We should also share our experience with others as to prevent them from making the same mistake like us.

This story is useful to advice our students to be satisfied with simple things and be mindful of the little things in life. We should always appreciate for what we have, especially the love of family.