Digging a Ditch
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Daily Wisdom – Motivational Podcast – Day 506 – Inspiration: Above and Beyond
There’s a story of a wise man who had children. Now, two of his sons were of different age, but the older son was short in stature and the younger son was taller. So, one was older and shorter, and the second one was younger but taller.
One day, the father saw them playing outside in the yard and the older brother dug a hole, a ditch, in the garden and put his brother there and this way, he could, by standing up, be taller than his younger brother. When the father saw this, he called out to the boy, the older brother, and he asked him, “Why did you dig the hole and put your brother in it?” He answered, “Well, my brother is younger than I, and yet he’s taller, so by me putting him in the hole, it gives me the opportunity to restore the equilibrium, and this way, since I am older, I am actually now taller.” His father looked at him and thought about this and said to his son in a kind way, that this was good but it was not the proper way to do it. The best way to do this next time, his father said, “If you ever find yourself in a situation, instead of putting your brother in a ditch, you should climb on a mountain.” (more…)
