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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Annoyed Son

An 80 year old father was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is It?" The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is It?"
The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time,

What is It?"

At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff.
"It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time, "What is It?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again,
although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained
since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the
following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged two was sitting with me on the sofa, I put the newly bought adornment (crow) on the window.
My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him
lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated
I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is it", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the
same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son
felt irritated and annoyed.

Therefore...
If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word,
be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. From today say this aloud, "I want to
see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered
their selfless love on me.

They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in
the society today".