The 99 Club !

 Once upon a time, there lived a King who, despite his luxurious lifestyle, was not happy at all.

One day, the King came upon a servant who was singing happily while he worked. This fascinated the King. Why was he, the Supreme Ruler of the Land, unhappy and gloomy, while a lowly servant had so much joy?

The King asked the servant, 'Why are you so happy?'

The servant replied, 'Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant, but my family and I, don't need too much, just a roof over our heads & little warm food to fill our tummies.'

The king sought the advice of his most trusted advisor. After hearing the story, the advisor said, "Your Majesty, the servant has not yet joined 'The 99 Club'."

'The 99 Club? And what is that?' the King inquired.

The advisor replied, "To truly know what the 99 Club is, just place 99 Gold coins in a bag and  leave it at servant's doorstep."

When the servant saw the bag, he shouted with joy, Oh! so many gold coins. He began to count them. After several counts, he was at last convinced that there were only 99 coins.

He wondered, 'What could have happened to that last gold coin? Surely, no one would leave 99 coins!'

He looked for that 100th gold coin everywhere, but he could not find. Finally he decided that he will work harder than ever to earn that 100th gold coin.

From that day, the servant was totally a changed man. He overworked and looked grumpy. He blamed his family for not helping him to make that 100th gold coin. He stopped singing while he working.

Witnessing this drastic transformation, the King was puzzled. The advisor said, "Your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined The 99 Club."

He continued, 'The 99 Club is a name given to those people who have enough to be happy but are never content, because they are always wanting that extra one, saying to themselves: "Let me get that one final thing & then I will be happy for life."

We can be happy with very little in our lives, but the minute we are given something bigger & better, we want more & even more! We lose our sleep, our happiness, as the price for our growing needs & desires.

That is "The 99 Club". Zero Membership fee to enter, but you pay for it with your entire life!

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