Necessity Is The Mother of Invention || Moral Story
The necessity of the situation makes a man put in extraordinary efforts and do great deeds. It
causes great inventions and discoveries. Necessity
is the mother of invention means that even the most difficult tasks can be
performed if a man has strong willpower and determination, as in the following
story.
Once upon a time, there lived a crow in a certain jungle. He had a very ingenious and inventive mind. He could do it in all the circumstances. Once, the summer was extraordinarily hot. The scorching heat had dried up the pools and ponds all around. Life is crippled thoroughly. Therefore, the crow was also affected and felt awfully thirsty. He flew away here and there in search of water. But the water was very scarce. He went on flying for hours without losing heart. The intolerable thirst had parched his throat. He was sure that soon he would perish if he could not find water.
After
a long flight and anxious search, he caught sight of a pitcher of water lying
in the garden. He felt overjoyed to find it. He landed at its brink and tried
to sip water from it. To his ill luck, the water in the pitcher was too low to
reach his beak. If he had a long neck and a long beak like that of a crane, he
could easily reach the water and quench his thirst.
But
he was a crow, not a crane. So, out of utter disappointment, he said to himself.
“Neither can water rise up nor can beak
go down. I will certainly die of thirst.” He was in dire need of water to
save his life. The necessity of the situation made his brain work quickly. By
chance, he caught sight of some gravel lying nearby.
It
is a fact, “Wisdom comes after
suffering.” He, at once, perched upon them, picked up a few gravels, and
dropped them in the pitcher. He was encouraged to find the water rising up. Furthermore, he put a number of more gravels one by one. The water in the pitcher rose up to
the brim. Now, his beak could easily reach it. So, he drank water to his fill,
quenched his thirst, and flew away happily.