The Trusting Holy man

	In a monastery by a river lived a holy man named Vishnu. He used to perform sacrifices for which he would receive food, silk clothes and such luxuries as gifts. He would at once sell the luxuries items and thus, he had acquired a substantial number of gold coins. He treasured them and guarded them closely. In fact, he kept his treasure under his arms by day and by night. A rogue named Jwala found out about the treasure. Now, he wanted to possess it badly. So he sat down and thought of a plan. The next day, Jwala dresses himself in simple in simple clothes and approached Vishnu.
	"O holy Sir", addressed Jwala, " I have heard much about you and your holy doings. I have renounced the would and am no longer chained to its material charms. After all the material things are for a moment but life devoted to god helps you through the seven births. So here I am to ask you to be my guide and my teacher. I have come to be your disciple". "Young man," said Vishnu, " I am impresses by your high thoughts at this young age. You are indeed fit to be taught as my disciple, but you must follow all the rules of the monastery. You must not possess any material things and you must reside in a thatched roof hut just outside the monastery. If you agree to all this. You may readily become my disciple".
	Jwala agreed promptly to please Vishnu, after all he had his eyes on the treasure. Many days and then weeks passes in Jwala serving vishnu to win his confidence. Jwala spent the days doing the personal chores for Vishnu such as cooking his meals, washing his clothes and fetching water for him and his nights were spent in pressing Vishnu’s tired feet. After al this, Vishnu did not relent his hold on his treasure. Jwala had thought that by serving Vishnu he would win his confidence so that the treasure would be given in the charge of Jwala but to no avail. When Jwala was feeling disheartened, one day a messenger arrived at the monastery. The messenger came from a rich merchant in the city and he said, " O holy sir, my master invites you to a grand meal he is hosting for all hermits, sages and brahmans. He would be pleased if you would bless the feast by your presence."
	Vishnu accepted the invitation readily and he left for the city with Jwala and the treasure under his arm. On the way, as evening fell, Vishnu saw a lake and he soon decided to have a wash and offer the evening prayer. But he was worried about his treasure, so he thought to himself, "I must not fail to offer the prayers as they are part of my daily routine. But if I had to take a bath, I must put my treasure in a safe place, but there is none in this wilderness. Ah! Surely I can leave it with Jwala, my trusted disciple. He will take care of it while I bathe and anyway he is not greedy nor he will steal it, for he has renounced all material goods."
	Thus, Vishnu handed his beloved treasure to Jwala and got down into the lake for a bath. Now, Jwala was delighted, his patience paid at last. Not waiting a second to spend a thought over or look through the treasure, he simply took the bundle containing the gold coins and ran away. Vishnu came out of the lake to wear his clothes and to reclaim his treasure but alas! He saw none of them. Soon he realised what a trusting fool he had been. Moral: Don’t trust easily.