THE STORY OF CUPID AND PSYCHE

The Story Psyche is so beautiful that the jealous goddess Venus

commands her son Cupid to make her fall in love with an unworthy man.
However, Cupid falls in love with Psyche himself. Concerned about Psyche’s
lack of suitors, her parents consult the oracle of Apollo. They are told that
Psyche’s future husband is a monster and that she must be abandoned on top
of a mountain. The west wind, Zephyrus, saves her and carries her to Cupid’s
palace. Cupid visits Psyche only at night and forbids her to make any attempt
to see him. Psyche is curious about her lover’s appearance and fearful after
her two jealous sisters convince her that Cupid is a serpentine monster. Urged
on by them she conceals a lamp and knife in her bed chamber. When Cupid is
asleep, Psyche illuminates his beautiful figure with the lamp but a drop of hot
oil accidentally wakes him. Angrily he flies off with Psyche clinging desperately
to his ankle. Psyche tries to drown herself but Pan tells her to win back
Cupid’s love. Venus sets Psyche on a series of increasingly difficult tasks.
Although Psyche fails the final task, the gods make her immortal and she is
reunited with Cupid. And lived the way they wanted to live, full of love and
unending happiness.

Question:

 What is the moral of the story, and how will you relate this to your life
today?