A Man With A Lamp
Once upon a time, there lived a blind man. He lived by himself in a small town. Whenever he would go out at night, he would always carry a lighted lamp with him.
One night, after dinner at a restaurant, he began walking home in the dark. He came across a group of young travelers. They saw that he was blind, yet he was carrying a lighted lamp. They started making jokes about him. They made fun of him and called him names. One of them asked him, “Hey Blind Man! You are blind and can’t see anything! Why do you carry the lamp with you?!”
The blind man replied, “Yes, unfortunately, I am blind, and I can’t see anything but this lighted lamp which I am carrying is for the people like you, so you can see ME in the dark. You may not see me coming and end up pushing me down. That is why I carry a lighted lamp”.
The group of travelers felt ashamed and then apologized for their behavior.
Moral: We should think before judging others. Always be polite and learn to see things from others’ points of view.