Mr Farmer's watch

A certain farmer lost his valuable watch while working in his granary. It may look like an ordinary, worthless watch, but it had a deep emotional value because this watch was a gift to him from his beloved. 

  The farmer was very upset and started looking for his watch by turning the straw here and there. After searching for the watch for a long time, he got tired. But he didn't want to give up his search for his watch, so he asked a group of children playing outside for help. He promised them a good reward to the one who could find his precious watch.

  Eager to get the prize, the children rushed into the granary and circled the haystack to find the clock. After a long time of looking for it, by turning the stack of hay around, some of the children got tired and gave up searching. The number of children looking for the clock slowly decreased and only a few tired children were left. They stopped looking for the it. Finally, the farmer also gave up hope of finding the clock and stopped searching.

  When the farmer was about to close the door of the granary, a little boy approached him and asked the farmer to give him another chance. The farmer was so desperate to find the watch that he allowed the little boy to look for the watch again in the granary.

  After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand. The farmer was happily surprised after all the other children and himself failed to find the watch and the asked the little boy how he managed to find it.

  The boy replied:

“I sat at different spots on the ground next to the haystack and tried to hear the ticking of the clock. Quietly listening to it and paying attention to the direction of the sound, made finding the watch much easier. "

  The farmer was more than happy to find the watch and gave the little boy the reward as promised

      

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A peaceful and calm mind can think better than an anxious mind. Allow your mind to be still for a few minutes every now and then. Sometimes you just need to relax and listen.