You and Me

A rabbi asked his pupils how they could tell when the night ended and the day was on its way back. "Could it be when you can see an animal in the distance and tell whether it is a sheep or dog?" asked one student. "No", said the rabbi. "Could it be when you look at a tree in the distance and tell whether it is a fig or a peach tree?" asked another student. "No" said the rabbi. "Well, then when is it?" asked the pupils. "It is when you can look on the face of any man and see that he is your brother. If you cannot do this, then no matter what time it is, it is still night for you", said the rabbi.

Words of profound wisdom. So we are responsible for our look. It will be what we want it to be: loving, sad, open, despising, attentive, compassion, indifferent, welcomeing.

It therefore depends on us that the world be a better place to live in and people more united.

There was this busy gentleman whose lively six year old son required special attention that he could not well bestow. In order to keep him occupied that morning, he cut into small pieces a newspaper which had a map of the world on one side and the picture of a man on the other, and told the child to put the map together again and return to him. He hoped to have some time to devote to his business.

To his great surprise the child returned within ten minutes with the task completed, though he never studied geography. The reconstruction was perfect. "How did you do it", asked the father. "All I did was to put the man on the side right. Then the world came out all right", replied the child.

You only have to mind you and the people around you and the world will mind itself, instead of blaming the world for one's misfortunes.

Who is the world? You and me.