The Scale In the city stood an ancient scale,
placed in the square for generations. It did not weigh gold or food,
but decisions. Anyone who stood before it
and placed their hand upon it
felt an invisible weight. People came to it before major decisions:
marriage,
travel,
betrayal,
or silence. Strangely, the scale
never moved. They said,
“It’s broken.” But the wise would say,
“No… it works… inside.” One day, a young man came,
carrying a hesitant heart. He said,
“I want to know which path to choose.” He placed his hand on the scale
and felt a tremendous weight. He asked anxiously,
“Why do I feel this?” An old sage watching from afar replied,
“Because you are trying to lay your burden upon it.” The young man stepped back
and understood. Some weights
cannot be measured,
they must be carried. He left the square,
realizing that the scale
was never meant to choose for him,
but to remind him
that every decision comes at a price… responsibility. The lesson:
We search for signs outside ourselves,
while the truth is
the heaviest decisions
do not require answers,
but courage.