Emotional Story of a Giant and a little brave boy taken from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma. This emotional story is an excerpt of The Ancient Art of Self-Leadership. I was just reading the book and felt like sharing this with my Blog readers.

Emotional Story of a Little Brave Boy

Once, in ancient India, there was an evil giant who owned a magnificent castle overlooking the sea. As the giant had been away for many years fighting in wars, the children of the nearby village used to come into the giant’s beautiful Garden and play with great delight. One day, the giant returned and threw all of the young children out of his garden. ‘Never return here!’ he yelled as he slammed the huge oak door in disgust. He then erected a huge marble wall around the garden to keep the children out.

Winter came with bitter cold, and the giant wished the warmth would soon return. Finally, spring visited the village. Then, one day the giant finally smelled the fragrances of spring and felt the radiance of the sun through his windows. “Spring has finally returned!” he cried, running out into the garden. But the giant was unprepared for the sight that greeted him. The children of the village had somehow managed to climb over the castle wall and were playing in the garden.

The garden was a lush place filled with roses, daffodils and orchids because of the children. All the children laughed and giggled with joy, but one. From the corner of his eye, the giant spotted a little boy who was much small than all the other children. Tears ran from his eyes as he did not have the strength to climb the wall into the garden. The giant felt sad for this boy and, for the first time in his life, regretted his evil ways. ‘I will help this child.’ he said, running towards him.

Emotional Story, A kind Giant

When all the other children saw the giant coming, they ran from the garden, fearing for their lives. But the tiny little boy stood his ground. ‘I will slay the giant. I will defend out playground.’, he stammered. As the giant approached the child, he opened his arms, ‘I’m a friend, he said. ‘I have come to help you over the wall and into the garden. This will be your garden now.” The little boy rejoiced in happiness and gave the giant the golden necklace that he had always worn around his neck. ‘This is my lucky charm,’ he said. ‘I want you to have it’.

From that day on, the children played with the giant in his wonderful garden, but the tiny, little, brave boy whom the giant loved the most never did return. As time went on, the giant grew ill and frail. The children continued to play in the garden, but the giant had no strength. In those quiet days, it was the little boy who the giant thought of the most.

One day, the giant glanced out his window and saw a truly miraculous sight: At the center of the garden there stood a magnificent rosebush overflowing with spectacularly colored flowers. Next to the roses stood the little boy who the giant loved the most. The boy was smiling sweetly. The giant danced with delight and rushed outside to embrace the child. ‘Where have you been all these years, my young friend? I’ve missed you with all my heart.’.

The boy replied, “Many years ago you lifted me over the wall into your magical garden. Now, I have come to take you into mine.’ Later that day, when the children came to visit the giant they found him lying lifeless on the ground from head to toe, he was covered by a thousand beautiful roses.

Thanks to Robin Sharma for such a wonderful book.

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