In a peaceful village lived a young boy named Arjun. Arjun was bright and curious, but he had one habit: he loved to talk. Not just helpful talk, but endless, meaningless chatter about things he didn't even know.
One sunny afternoon, during the village fair, Arjun was surrounded by his friends. To impress them, he started telling a tall tale. "Did you hear?" he whispered loudly, "The old well in the forest is actually filled with liquid gold!" His friends gasped, but a wise old man sitting nearby simply smiled.
As the day went on, Arjun didn't stop. He began gossiping about the baker's daughter and making fun of a neighbor's broken cart. Slowly, his friends stopped listening. They began to drift away, finding the constant noise tiring and annoying. Arjun felt lonely and confused.
That evening, his grandfather sat him down. "Arjun," he said gently, "Words are like seeds. If you plant useful ones, you grow a garden. But if you scatter useless ones, you only create weeds. A wise person knows that if they cannot say something meaningful, it is better to remain silent."
Arjun realized that his constant, empty words had pushed his friends away. He understood that speaking without purpose was a waste of time and energy. From that day on, Arjun learned to listen more and speak only when his words could add value or kindness to the world.
