In a peaceful village nestled near the hills, lived a young boy named Arjun. Arjun was a bright boy, but he often felt that his comfortable life made him superior to others. One sunny afternoon, while riding his shiny new bicycle, he saw an old man sitting by the roadside. The man looked frail, and his eyes were sunken from hunger.
With a trembling voice, the old man asked, "Young man, could you spare a little bit of food?"
Arjun, feeling annoyed by the interruption to his play, snapped, "No! Go away!" He pedaled away quickly, leaving the old man behind.
That night, Arjun couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the old man's disappointed face. He realized that his harsh 'No' had done more than just deny food; it had crushed the old man's spirit. He felt a heavy weight in his chest, realizing that by hurting someone else's life, he had wounded his own soul. The next morning, Arjun rushed back to the roadside, found the old man, shared his breakfast, and apologized with tears in his eyes. Only then did the heavy weight in his heart lift.
