A king once decided that it was time for his daughter to get married. He held an event to find the bravest man in the kingdom. Several princes and hundreds of villagers gathered at the event. At last, the king announced the competition, “I wish to find who among you is the bravest of all. So, I have a dangerous mission for you. This river in front of you is full of crocodiles. The one who swims across and reaches the other side will marry my daughter.” The princes looked at each other, then at the river then at each other again. All of them hesitated to encounter such great danger and were not willing to swim. Suddenly, the water splashed! A prince jumped in the waters and started swimming like crazy. The masses were screaming in excitement. The man swam across fast and reached the other side. The king was delighted to see such a brave man, sent a boat to bring him back and ordered his servants to begin the celebrations. The king approached the man and asked him to address the people. The man agreed and quickly spoke, “First things first… I would like to know who pushed me into the river?”
MORAL: Sometimes circumstances force us to take risks that we wouldn’t take otherwise. Sometimes it takes someone to push us which many times can lead us to great opportunities, in the end!