Once the Emperor Akbar asked his favourite courtier, Birbal, "What is the father of passion?"Birbal had no ready answer and so Akbar told him, "if you do not find out for me what is the father of passion in the next three months you will be beheaded.

After two and half months Birbal had come nowhere near discovering the father of passion. He began to worry about his life. His daughter noticed his despondence and asked him the reason for it. When he told her she just giggled and said," Call the emperor for dinner."

Meanwhile, she selected one of her serving maids who bore certain resemblance to her and made the girl into her double.
When the Emperor came for dinner, Birbal had sent out so there were only two present: Akbar and Birbal's daughter. The delicious rich food with liberal wine, low lights went into Akbar's head and he indicated to the young lady that he would be pleased to have her company to bed for the night.

Birbal daughter anticipated this and thus consented graciously ask Akbar time to change her dress. She sent her double -The maid to lead Akbar to the bed chamber where they indulged in pleasure all night long.

When Akbar woke up in the morning he was suddenly filled with remorse that how could he do this to the daughter of his best friend? How wil he face his friend? He wanted to demonstrate his penintence and asked for the Birbal's daughter and was amazed that she came laughing instead of shocked.

Birbal's daughter produced the maid double and told Akbar it was not she but the maid with whom he has spent the night. She told him," I wanted to prove to you that solitude is that father of passion."

The moral has both positive and negative connotation. Passion is a double edged sword and can give huge returns if leveraged properly.
So if you are really passionate about something , your passion will only bloom and grow if you are alone without any distraction

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