Two Brothers

In a small village, lived two brothers with their father who was an alcoholic. The father was abusive and used to beat both brothers. When both grew up, the elder brother became an alcoholic just like his father where as the younger brother became a successful businessman.

Despite being brought up by the same father, how come one brother is so successful and the other one is alcoholic, this thought used to come into the villager’s minds.

So, one day some people in the village thought of talking to both brothers. First, they went to their elder brother. They saw that as usual, he was lying on the floor after getting drunk.

People helped him get up and sit on a chair and when he got a bit sober, they asked, “Why do you drink so much?”

Elder brother answered, “My father was an alcoholic. He often used to beat up both of us. What can you expect after being abused for such a long time? I followed my father’s footsteps and became the same as him.”

Later they went to meet their younger brother.

People of the village asked him, “You are such a respectable businessman, everyone admires you, from where do you get such inspiration?”

He replied, “My father..” Everyone was surprised and asked, “How?”

He replied, “My father was an alcoholic and he used to beat us while drunk. I used to watch all this silently and that’s when I decided not to be like him. I have to be decent, respected, and successful. That is what I became.”