Health is Wealth: The Story of a Generous King and a Holy Man

Kids, do you know what the proverb health is wealth means? Well, it means that health is one of the humans' most essential assets. But if you still do not understand the meaning, it is okay! We have brought you a ‘health is wealth story’ that will help you realise what it means to have good health. The proverb, health is wealth, expands the theme of the story we have told you below. So, buckle up and start reading.

The Generous King and The Holy Man

The Generous King and The Holy Man Story

Once there was a king. He was very kind-hearted and generous. His good nature and benevolence towards his countrymen made him a great king. But his people were never happy with him because he always ate and slept and did nothing. He spent days, nights, and months either eating or sleeping on his comfortable bed. Eventually, he started to look like a potato couch. It made all his courtiers and countrymen worried.

One day, the king felt that he could not move his body. The situation grew so bad that he could not even move his feet. He became fat, and due to this, his health started to decline gradually. People of his kingdom grew more worried than before, and his enemies made fun of him. They called him a bulky king. So, some people started calling him Fatty King.

Now, the king realised that he would not survive for long if he did not regain his health. So, he invited many expert doctors and offered them tempting rewards and money. But he wanted just one thing in return, to become fit like before. But unfortunately, no one could help him to regain his health. So, all his money and rewards went in vain. The king became very sad, and slowly, he started losing all his hope.

But one morning, a holy man came to the king’s country. When he was visiting, he heard about the king’s ill health. Then he immediately informed the king’s minister at the palace and told them, “I can help the king to regain his health.”

The king's ministers were beyond happy to hear the certainty in the holy man’s voice. So, they requested the king to meet the holy man and told him that he would get rid of this problem if he decided to meet with him. But the holy man was living at a place far away from the palace. So, the king could not go there since he could not move his body. That was why he asked the ministers to request the holy man to come to the palace and see him. When the ministers told the holy man about the request, he refused to keep the king’s request and said, “I will only treat him if he comes to me.”

After hearing that, the king decided to go to the holy man since he had no other option but to go there and get the treatment. So, after much effort, the king went to the holy man’s residence to meet him. The holy man saw the king and told him, “You are a good king, and I will help you regain your health.” He told him to come the next day to get the treatment. He also told the king that he would only get the treatment if he came by walking. Otherwise, he would not provide him with any treatment for his ill health.

Initially, the king could not walk even for a second without someone helping him. But he went to the holy man’s residence with the help of his followers. But the man was not there. So, his devotee told the king to come and meet him the next day for treatment.

The next week, the king went to the holy man’s residence again. But he was not there. This incident happened repeatedly. So the king never met the holy man and got no treatment. But, slowly, the king started to feel lighter and lose weight. After that, he felt more active too. Now, the king realised why the holy man asked him to come on foot to get the treatment. The King regained his health very soon, and his ministers and countrymen were happy with him.

Moral

Health is wealth.

Summary of the Story

The story, ‘The Generous King and the Holy man’ can teach us that “we should always try to figure out solutions instead of crying over every problem in life.” Just like the holy man in the story helped the king recover from his overweight, we should also stop complaining and try to learn from mistakes, so we can do better things in life than before.

Conclusion

Kids always like short moral stories with proverbs. Since they always prefer to listen to short stories or read them, you can help them read more stories with morals. This story can help kids to learn new things and grasp knowledge. By reading this ‘health is wealth story’, kids can become conscious of their health and realise that developing healthy eating habits is essential. Not only that, but they can also understand that maintaining body fitness is also necessary to keep themselves mentally and physically fit. So, if you are thinking about which story to read to your kids, the health is wealth short story mentioned above is a good fit.