The Lantern

It was a dark moon-less night. A blind old man was crossing the road with a lantern in his hands, carrying a water jar. A young man walking by almost bumped into him and furiously told him “you are so stupid, if you are blind, what’s the use of a lantern in your hands, especially if day and night are the same to you!” And the old man told him “you should know that I do not light the lantern for myself, but for those imbeciles who come out in the dark like you, and bump into me!” We are so quick to jump to conclusions sometimes, without taking the time to look at the situation from a different perspective. Next time you are quick to judge others, try to look at things also from their point of view.