The True Son

It was just another evening. All birds had returned to their nests. During this time, four women of a village came near well for filling their pots. After filling their pots, all four women started talking among each other. After talking for sometime, they started discussing about their sons.

The first woman said, "My son has the most beautiful voice. When he sings, everyone just feels lost in the beauty of his voice."

The second woman said, "Do you all know my son is the strongest boy of this earth. Whenever he enters for any wrestling tournament, the other participant accepts the defeat before any fight out of fear."

The third woman could not resist and said, "My son is the most brilliant boy. He can memorize anything very easily."

The fourth woman was silent. Seeing her, one of the woman said, "Hey, you also have a son. Don't you want to tell us what is special in him?"

The fourth woman replied, "What can I say! He is neither a good singer nor the strongest one. He is also not too intelligent. But, I love my son a lot and he also loves and respects me a lot."

Then all four women took their pots and started returning to village. On the way, they heard a melodious voice. The first woman said, "Look, he is my son. He got such a beautiful voice, isn't it?" But the boy did not notice his mother and passed from their front.

After moving a bit more ahead, a very strong boy came. The second woman said, "Look, he is my son. He is the strongest boy, isn't it?" But, that boy too did not notice his mother and just passed from their front.

They moved a little further, when they heard someone reciting scriptures and the sayings of saints. The third woman said, "He is my intelligent son. He is so brilliant that he has memorized all scriptures." But, that boy too just went away without noticing his mother.

Then, a boy came near to the women. Seeing him, the fourth woman said, "He is my son." The boy touched the feet of his mother and took the pot from her head. Then he accompanied his mother to village.

Now, we can only decide who was the true son from all these four sons of four women.