Tara

40 Integrity

1	A great King one day ordered: I wish to reward the most deserving of the kingdom.
2	So an invitation was sent out to all people, of all types to come to his kingdom.
3	But some distance from the gates, the King then ordered his men to place a huge rock as an obstacle upon the main path.
4	The King then hid himself as a peasant to observe the reaction to such obstacle.
5	Many of the wealthiest of merchants upon seeing the burden, surrendered and turned back from whence they came.
6	Others, simply skirted around the burden and continued upon they way, leaving their friends and family behind.
7	Finally, almost upon dusk a peasant carrying a cart of vegetables came to the huge rock obstructing the path.
8	He called upon the melee of people to assist him, yet none did except the King dressed as a fellow peasant.
9	So finally, the King and the peasant farmer removed the rock to reveal a purse of gold coins.
10	Before the reward could be snatched from the peasant by greedy onlookers, the King revealed himself and said thus:
11	Verily, my most trusted of lords and merchants did surrender or fail to address this burden, but you.
12	Behold! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.