Any feast requires the pronunciation of a beautiful speech. And it’s not enough just to say “For health”, I want to really want something worthwhile. A toast parable is perfect for this. This is a short story of an instructive nature, at the end of which you need to make a general conclusion, which will be a wish. A toast parable will be appropriate for any event and celebration.
Happy New Year
At the New Year's Eve, speeches are made about how good it is to leave everything bad in the outgoing year, that it is worth changing something, so that everything becomes much better than it was. A toast parable for the New Year is a great way to present a gift to your friends and family, which makes you think about yourself and your place in life.
Shakespeare once said: "All life is a theater, and the people in it are actors." Indeed, how often can we be ourselves? We constantly have to hide under the mask that society has painted for us. Many are ashamed to express their opinion or express their own I. The New Year's toast-parable will tell you how not to be afraid of yourself and your characteristics.
Faulty pot
One man carried water from the river every day in two pots mounted on a long pole. One pot was intact and always “delivered” the right portion, and the second had a crack, due to which the water splashed and only half of what was collected was saved in it.
For many years, a person did the same job. In his teacher’s house, he always brought only two-thirds of the right amount of liquid. The whole pot was very proud and often boasted of its achievements. His comrade was downcast and sad that he had a defect.
One day, the cracked pot decided to speak with its owner. He said that he was very ashamed of himself and his appearance, as well as the fact that because of him the student could not bring enough water. Then the man replied: "When we go to the teacher’s house, pay attention to what beautiful flowers grow along the road." And indeed, from the side where a cracked pot hung along the entire road, magnificent flowers flaunted. Then the man said: "I have long known about your features, the pot, and therefore I specially planted flowers along the road to bring them to the teacher and delight him."
Each has its own drawbacks, but if you look closely, you can find dignity in them. So let's throw away all the masks aside in the New Year and we will not be shy about our true Self.
About the transience of life
At the time of the creation of the world, God gathered a dog, a donkey, a monkey and a man. And he began to decide how old he was. The monkey decided to give 15 years of life, the dog - 10, and the donkey - 20. Near man, God thought.
- What age do you think a person should live? the man asked.
“I think 25 is enough, ” God answered.
- What? I am the king of nature, a rational being, I have to live more, ”the man was indignant. “Will you take only a miserable 20 years to your higher creation?”
“Well, I changed my mind, ” God answered, “I will give you a century.” But remember that for the first 15 years you will be the same wimp as the monkey, the next 25 years - these will be your real, human ones, for another 20 years you will, like a donkey, carry your hump and earn money for it, and the remaining 10, like an old shabby dog, you will rush at all, trying to keep the acquired property.
So let's drink so that in the New Year the donkey and dog do not come, and we remain in our human life until the end of the century.
A short joke parable
For a big feast, I often want to cheer people up. An hour later, everyone seemed to have eaten, got drunk, and it's time for entertainment. That's when cool toast parables come in handy with double overtones. We offer here such an option.
A young horse is riding through the desert, and next to him is a girl - his lover. They jump for a week, jump another. Absolutely out of the way. Both are tired, I want to eat, but nothing is visible in the desert. Suddenly - a goat meets them on the way. Dzhigit immediately decided to kill him. He aimed well and shot, but missed. Shot again. And when the cartridges were over, he entered into hand-to-hand combat with the goat. Yes, that awkward caught, kicked, and rode away. Dzhigit with the girl were so tired and exhausted that they could not defeat the goat and died of starvation.
So let’s drink to ensure that such stubborn goats never come across on our path of life.
Birthday toast
Any toast-parable for a birthday must be addressed to the birthday man. You can mention his merits, desires and what he has achieved. But the best thing is to build your desire so that it covers everything together. One Eastern wisdom will help you create your own unique greeting.
