When a 30 year-old man visited his old father whose sight
had started failing, and as they both sat in front of the old man’s house
chatting, a dove flew in and perched on the window. The old man asked his son,
"Is that a dove that perched on the window?" And the son replied,
"Yes dad." After a short while, he asked the son the same question a
second time and got the same answer. When he asked the same question the third
time, his son became angry and rebuked him saying, "This is why I hate
visiting you. You keep repeating questions!"
The old man was silent for about 10 minutes then asked the
son to go into his bedroom and fetch his old diary. The son did as he
requested. Then he asked him to read page 2 of the diary. And it read, "My
son is 3 years old today. As we sat in front of the house playing, a dove flew
in and perched on the window. My son asked me 30 times if it was a dove. I gladly
replied "yes" to each question. I cannot explain in words how happy I
am that my son has learned to talk. What a wonderful day to remember!"
The young man dropped the diary on the ground, cried and
apologized to his father. And the old man said, "Enough, son. One mistake
cannot make you less a man. But repeating the same mistake over and over again
can kill any man. I've chosen today to teach you the final lesson before I
depart this world. The lesson for today is Patience. Always be kind and considerate
to the less privileged. This is how you'll stand out in eternity. Be nice to
everyone on your way up, you'll definitely meet them again on your way down!
The person you looked down upon today may turn out to be the person you may need
tomorrow. Let’s learn to walk in patience and tolerate each other even in
adverse conditions.”
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