A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. The father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers. Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm and patient. After he had finished, his son, who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took his father to the washroom, wiped the food particles, removed the stains, combed his father’s hair and fitted his glasses firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp why someone could embarrass himself publicly like that. The son settled the bill, and started walking out with his dad. At that time an old man among the diners called out the son and asked him ‘Don’t you think you left something behind?’ The son replied in the negative. The old man retorted: ‘Yes, you have. You left a lesson for every son and a hope for every father.’ The entire restaurant went silent. Truly, to care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. We all know how our parents cared for us for every little thing. Let us love them, respect them and care for them, and pray for them if they are gone to heaven.
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