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There seems to be some smiley faces in my last post, those where not intended.
Very good read from my spiritual leader
OINTING OUT MISTAKES IN OTHERS
"Our elders used to narrate a very meaningful story to us.
'There was an Artist, someone who thought he was very good at his profession. He once made a painting which he was very happy with. He stuck this painting in the city centre where many would be able to appreciate it.
Beneath the painting, he wrote: "Draw a tick where you find a mistake", and he left.
When he returned the next day, he was shocked. He could not see his painting on the canvas, all he could see were ticks everywhere. The artist was shocked and hurt. That day, he returned home and relayed the story to his father.
His father listened and understood the mistakes he made, so advised that make the exact same painting again, but this time, instead of writing: "Draw a tick where you find a mistake", write: "If you find a mistake, please fix it" and put it back up in the same place in the same city centre.
So the artist listened to his father's advice and re-made the painting, wrote beneath it as his father said and stuck it in the city centre, and left.
He returned after a week to find that his painting was in the same place and not the slightest of change had been made to it. The artist was surprised and returned to his father, and asked what was different this time?
His father replied: "Son, people are quick in taking out mistakes of others, but not many can do what you can do, henceforth there were no changes to your painting.'
The moral of this story is that pointing out mistakes of others is very easy but to actually do the good that they do is very hard to do yourself."
Very good read from my spiritual leader
OINTING OUT MISTAKES IN OTHERS
"Our elders used to narrate a very meaningful story to us.
'There was an Artist, someone who thought he was very good at his profession. He once made a painting which he was very happy with. He stuck this painting in the city centre where many would be able to appreciate it.
Beneath the painting, he wrote: "Draw a tick where you find a mistake", and he left.
When he returned the next day, he was shocked. He could not see his painting on the canvas, all he could see were ticks everywhere. The artist was shocked and hurt. That day, he returned home and relayed the story to his father.
His father listened and understood the mistakes he made, so advised that make the exact same painting again, but this time, instead of writing: "Draw a tick where you find a mistake", write: "If you find a mistake, please fix it" and put it back up in the same place in the same city centre.
So the artist listened to his father's advice and re-made the painting, wrote beneath it as his father said and stuck it in the city centre, and left.
He returned after a week to find that his painting was in the same place and not the slightest of change had been made to it. The artist was surprised and returned to his father, and asked what was different this time?
His father replied: "Son, people are quick in taking out mistakes of others, but not many can do what you can do, henceforth there were no changes to your painting.'
The moral of this story is that pointing out mistakes of others is very easy but to actually do the good that they do is very hard to do yourself."
