Once there was a little boy who was obsessed with eating sweets. His Mother got worried because of his excessive sweet eating habit and tried many ways to stop him from eating. However, nothing seemed to work.

Near the village lived a wise man who was respected by everyone. She decided to take her son to that wise man, in hope that her son may listen to him.

The mother went to the wise man with her son. She met him and said, “My son, eats sweets excessively. Will you please tell him that it’s bad for his health?”

After listening to her, the wise man thought for a while and asked the mother to return to him after a month. She left.

After a month, she returned and this time the wise man took the boy for a walk and after a while returned. He looked at the boy and said, “Boy, You should stop eating sugar because it’s not good for health..”

The boy nodded and promise that he will no eat sugar anymore.

Few days later, the mother returned to the wise man and said, “Thank you for your help. The boy has kept his promise and hasn’t eaten sugar since then.”

She then asked the holy man, “Why didn’t you tell my son to stop eating sugar right then when I first came to meet you? Why did you ask me to return after a month?”

The Wise man smiled and replied, “At that time, I used to eat sugar myself and I didn’t have the right to tell your kid to stop eating sugar. But I stopped taking sugar myself. Then after I was able to tell your kid to stop eating sugar."