Shyness

Dear Children,

Shyan never hesitates to engage in inappropriate behaviour such as urinating, spitting, smoking, abusing others, and breaking benches in public places. He is known to ride on the footboard of buses and even dance on the roof during celebrations.

Lesson-2

He is often followed by a group of boys who emulate his actions. Shyan used to advise everyone to "break their shield of shyness and shame."

However, when he approached Swa with the same advice, he was met with a different perspective. Upon observing Swa, Shyan realized the emptiness of his own behaviour.

Swa was tending to his water buffalo, Booofi, in the meadow. Shyan made fun of Swa, saying "you could at least have taken a cow instead." But Swa ignored the comments and continued with his work, cleaning the cattle shed.

When Shyan criticized Swa for his actions, saying "only oafs do such work," Swa remained calm and went about milking Booofi and making tea. He offered a cup of tea to Shyan, who was hesitant to accept it after insulting Swa all day.

Swa told Shyan that true shyness is reflected in one's face and that it's necessary to rid oneself of false notions of shame and shyness. He taught Shyan that one should be ashamed of actions that are harmful to society and take pride in activities that are useful to society and oneself.

Through this experience, Shyan learned the true meaning of shyness and shame.