Faith and Action
An old boat man used to transport people across a river for his livelihood. Once a passenger noticed that in one of his oar it is written as Faith and in the other Action. He asked the boatman the reason for writing such words in his oars. The boat man said I will demonstrate the purpose now. He took only the oar Faith and started moving the boat, the boat did not move in the proper direction. He took only the oar Action and started moving the boat, here again the boat did not move in the proper direction. Then he told him only when both the oars are used simultaneously in proper rhythm then the boat will move in the right direction. The story of the boatman and the oars serves as a metaphorical lesson about the balance between faith and action in our lives. 1. Faith : The oar labeled "Faith" represents our beliefs, hopes, and trust in our creator, the almighty. It signifies our confidence in a positive outc...