Archive for the ‘Folklore’ Category

Chandamama - Children's Magazine

How Does Keeping A Good Company Benefit A Person?

All my life, I have heard the advice – “you are known by the company you keep.” It is a standard advice given by parents to their children that they should always make “good” friends. Good being defined as intelligent, studious, courteous, polite, knowledgeable etc. And I had always wondered why it is important to have good friends. As if in answer to this question, about 35 year ago I came across a story in Chandamama –a children’s magazine, which went something like this… Once upon a time, long ago, Sage Narad went to meet Lord Vishnu to understand… Continue Reading