Unutilized Possession

A stingy man turned all his property into money and put it in a sack and buried it in a pit. Having sold his belongings he lived in the street and made it a point to come to the spot where the money was buried, dig the pit, take it out and gloat over his treasure, put it back and cover it with soil and go.

A farmer who used to pass by that spot noticed the person's demeanour and was curious to see what it was. The farmer approached the spot after the stingy man left and dug the pit and took the sack of money and fled.

When the stingy man arrived at that particular spot next day, he found to his horror that the pit was empty.

He started weeping plucking his hair and beating his chest with his fist. A passer by inquired the reason for his lament and told him' dear friend, don't be downcast, even though you had it as if you did not. Take some pebbles, put in a sack and bury.

It would serve the same purpose. Because you did not and was not going to make use of your treasure?

Moral of the story

If a person possesses something and if that person doesn't enjoy using that, it would have no value. Then it becomes useless though how valuable it is.

For instance there are those who possess bank accounts but never make use of that money and perhaps that money will remain without being utilised. Such possessions are equal to as if they possess a lump of clay.