109. Two
Strangers and the Old Man
Once a stranger
entered a village and saw an old man. Then he asked the old man. “How are the
people of his village? Are they good or cruel?" The old man didn't reply but
asked him the same question, about the behaviour of the people of his village.
Then the stranger replied angrily, “They are so cruel and bad.” The old man
replied that the villagers of his village were the same as the villagers of the
stranger's village. After sometime another stranger came in the village and he
also asked, “How are the people of the old man's village?” The old man again
didn't reply but asked him the same question. Then the stranger replied that
they were so generous and kind. The old man also said that the villagers of his
village were also so kind and generous. Then the first stranger asked, “Why did
you give the different answers to the same question.” The old man replied, “You
will be treated as you behave with others.”
Moral:
The world is like a mirror.
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