Guilt consumes faster than fire I Story with a life lesson we must lear...

All of us make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes hurt other people, and when that happens, we feel guilty. Feeling sorry is natural. We should try to correct our mistakes as much as we can. But if we keep thinking about them all the time, they can slowly steal our peace and happiness.

 This is the story of a prince who made one painful mistake. He tried to make things right, but he could not free himself from his guilt. Slowly, that guilt changed his whole life and turned him into a prisoner of his own thoughts.

  Prince Aris loved hunting in the forest. He did not go there to enjoy the trees or birds. He went for the thrill. He loved riding fast, and shooting arrows at running animals.

 Everyone said his aim was perfect.

 One autumn afternoon, a beautiful stag ran out from behind the bushes. Prince Aris quickly followed it on his horse. The other hunters were left far behind.

Aris lifted his bow. He did not want to kill the animal. He only wanted to slow it down by hitting its leg. He pulled the string and released the arrow.

The arrow flew smoothly.

 But instead of the cry of a stag, Aris heard a human sound—a short, painful gasp.

His heart jumped. He rushed forward. Pushing through the bushes, he saw a man lying on a pile of cut logs. He was a poor woodcutter. His axe was on the ground. The arrow was in his chest.

Prince Aris felt sick. He fell to his knees and cried. He had never hurt a person before. He had never imagined such a thing could happen.

 The woodcutter’s family was brought to the palace. The prince gave them gold, a big house, and many gifts. He said sorry again and again. The family accepted, but their hearts were broken. To the kingdom, it was called a sad accident.

But inside Prince Aris, the story was not over.

Guilt entered his heart like a burning fire. It did not leave him. Wherever he went, he felt the woodcutter’s eyes watching him.

  When he looked at wooden tables, he saw the man’s face.

Aris stopped hunting. He could not touch a bow anymore. He stopped going to the forest. He became quiet and thin. The happy prince was gone.

 His father, the king, tried to comfort him.

“Son, it was an accident. You must forgive yourself,” he said gently.

But Aris could not forgive himself.

 The guilt became like a disease. It lived inside his mind and heart. He kept thinking, What if I had not shot? What if I had waited? These thoughts constantly hovered over his head like ghosts.

 Doctors came from many places. They checked his body. But they found nothing wrong. His illness was not in his body. It was in his soul..

 Years passed. Prince Aris grew weak. Sometimes people saw him near the forest edge. He would place bread and coins near one tree and stand silently, as if saying sorry to someone who was no longer there.

 He had a palace, wealth, and power. Yet he lived like a prisoner.

 A feeling of guilt even over some accidental mistake can be deeply painful. A single mistake, a single careless moment, can change an entire life. While others may forgive and forget, guilt often refuses to leave. It follows us into our thoughts, our dreams, and our silence. It can grow inside us like a fire that never goes out. If we do not face it with courage and kindness, it can destroy us. 

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