Father, Son and Donkey

Once upon a day, a father took his son out of town to trade. He believed that the best education is a combination of theory and practice. Therefore he wanted for his son to understand what his father worked, so that later in time, the child can continue his business.

Because the donkey was small, his father relented on his son. He was willing to walk away, leading his donkey who is also loaded with enough food as lunch for their journey. After a while, they passed a group of people who then talk about them whispering. One of them said. "Poor dad. Already old, but still must walk. While much younger children really do not know himself. He should walk and let the father ride the donkey.  It's unfortunate fate of the father to have an unfilial children . "

Hearing the chatter is the son feel ashamed. He also asked her father to ride the donkey and let him continue on foot. The journey was continued. Soon they met a group of different people. Their eyes full of strange questions. When they passed, they still had time to hear the speech of someone who says. "It's really a bad father. Children as small as it is told to walk, while he is riding a donkey without feeling guilty at all! "

Hearing these words, the child and the father looked at each other's eyes. They were confused for a moment to hear two contrasting views. The father was then swiftly pulled his son climbed into the back of a donkey together. Now both father and son ride the donkey and continue the journey into town.

Soon they met a third party. From a distance they've heard of a whisper. "It was an evil man and had no pity. Donkey as small and thin as it ridden by two large-bodied people. Not to mention the added burden is quite heavy. Really man who had no compassion whatsoever. "

Hearing this, the father and son were back to being confused.Finally, after a long sigh, both down from the back of a donkey and walk hand in hand beside the donkey. Although must walk in the sun a malignant, they force themselves to continue running without interruption.

While they're walking, all of a sudden they were surprised by the laughter of giggling group of people who pass through them. "Father and son is really crazy. They didn't ride the donkey, even guided it. Why are not picked up his ass as well? There really is such a stupid person in this world. Indeed they are far more stupid than the donkey. "

This time the father is no longer confused. With his strong hands raised to the back of a donkey. Before the Son of protest, his father said: "Life must have a stance. Ears are used to hear. But our brains are in charge of screening all captured by our senses, including the hearing. While our hearts have a duty to consider, where appropriate sense and true, what does not. From the beginning we have made mistakes, only use the ears to hear. We let the brains and our hearts not functioning. We allow ourselves to be tricked by circumstances that come from outside ourselves. That should not happen again my son. We must act, have a stance and dare defend our stance with all the consequences. You're young, you can ride the donkey. Currently, your father is still strong. Later in time comes, It is your turns to care and watch your father. That's life. "

Although still small, the child apparently smart enough to listen to the advice of his father. There's three things that he get from this journey. First: respect and affection of his favor to his father. Both he realized that in life one has to choose, act, have principles and convictions. Third person point of view per person is very diverse, different and often even contradict each other. There is no absolute right, nothing is absolute wrong. Following all opinions would be misleading. Choose one, not necessarily true. But that risk. Great man, leader, should dare to take risks. Of course with the calculation and careful consideration. He then remembered the advice his father before: where there's yin, there is Yang. And vice versa.

Without realizing it, the two of them are now smiling.