As soon as he opened the shop and lifted the shutter

 As soon as he opened the shop and lifted the shutter, a woman walked in.

She held a ten-rupee note in her hand. "Sir, here... your money," she said softly. The shopkeeper looked at her in confusion. "When did I ever give you money, dear?" "Yesterday evening. I bought goods worth 70 rupees. I gave you 100 rupees. You gave me back 40 rupees instead of 30. It was an honest mistake. But this is your money." With that, she extended the ten-rupee note toward him. The shopkeeper took the note, touched it to his forehead, and placed it in the cash box. Then he asked, "Okay... you haggle even over 5 rupees when buying, but now you've come 7 kilometers for 10 rupees? Why?" She smiled. "Haggling is my right, sir. But after the price is settled, shortchanging is a sin. My conscience wouldn't allow it." "I came last night itself. The shop was closed. That's why I came again today. Only when your mind is at ease does sleep come, right?" The shopkeeper was speechless. "Where do you live, dear?" "Sector 8, sir." 7 kilometers. She'd come a second time. For a single ten-rupee note. As she turned to leave, she said, "My husband is no more, sir. When he left, he said just one thing—'Don't touch even a single paisa that belongs to someone else. There's One above. If He asks for an account, that punishment will affect our souls.'" Those words shook the shopkeeper to his core. --- Right away, he took 300 rupees from the cash box. He started his scooter. He went to the neighboring shopkeeper Prakash and handed it over. "Here... yesterday when you bought goods, I took 300 rupees extra from you." Prakash laughed. "Why the sudden rush now? You could've given it when I came." "What if I died before you came? What would I say if the One above asks for an account? That sin would add to my soul's burden." With that, he left. But sleep eluded Prakash. --- Ten years ago, he'd borrowed 3 lakhs from a friend. The very next day, that friend died. His family didn't know. No one asked. Greed had buried the truth. To this day, that money had stayed with him. But that friend's wife... even today, she works as a maid, raising her children with her soul intact. "What if the One above asks for an account?"—the shopkeeper's words echoed in his ears. On the third day, Prakash went to the bank. He withdrew 13 lakhs. With interest. He went to that widow's doorstep and fell at her feet. "Forgive me," he wept. Seeing the 13 lakhs, she shed tears. She blessed him. Want to know the surprise? That widow... was the very woman who walked 7 kilometers twice to return the 10 rupees. --- *Moral:* Honesty might test you. God might push you away. But He won't abandon you. The honesty of a single ten rupees lifted the burden of 13 lakhs. #tamil #kadhai #story #கதை #stories #படித்ததில்பிடித்தது #shorts #motivation #status #viral #facts #trending #memes #funny #quotes #inspiration #motivationalquotes #trendingpost #postoftheday #todaytrending #today