Hi Hive Lovers
I got this story from my grandfather when I was little. At that time, I was still a child, and during the school holidays, my parents often brought me to visit my grandfather's house in the village.
I and some of my cousins often get together to listen to tales full of lessons and wisdom told by our grandfathers. It's great if you ever had a wise grandfather. We love him very much.
This is the fairytale:
A blind man who visited his friend's house somewhere was about to return to his own house, which could be reached on foot, but it was already night.
A blind man wants to stay home and doesn't want to stay at his friend's house. He still forced himself to go home, even though it was already night.
A blind friend can't take it, but he equips it with a lantern. A blind man objected to his friend's gift: "Why did you give me a lantern? Doesn't that lantern mean nothing to me? I still can't see anything; day and night are the same to me."
The good friend whispered to the blind man, "You carry this lantern so people don't run into you."
A blind man agreed with what his friend whispered. Then the blind man began to go home on foot and was led by a stick he brought and a lantern his friend gave him.
When he was halfway home, the blind man was hit by another pedestrian. The blind man was shocked and grumbled in his heart, "Why did that pedestrian hit me? "Does that person have no eyes?" Without any conversation, they passed each other to continue their respective journeys.
Furthermore, another pedestrian hit the blind man again. This time, the blind man became angry and yelled at the second pedestrian who hit him. "Why did you hit me? Are you blind that you can't see me carrying a lantern?"
The pedestrian who hit the blind man answered angrily as well. "You are blind! Can't you see that your lamp has gone out?"
They both fell silent in the dark. The pedestrian who hit the blind man realized the situation and immediately apologized to the blind man. "Oh, I'm so sorry, I was the one who was 'blind'. I do not see that you are a blind person."
They both apologized to each other. A blind man apologized for his harsh words earlier, and the pedestrian who hit him sincerely helped relight the lantern that the blind man was carrying. They continued on their way again.
The fairy tale ended, and when I was little, I started sleeping with my cousins, each with our own thoughts. That story left a deep impression on me from year to year in my life, until now.
That the older a person is, the wiser they become in living their lives. Yes, increased wisdom!
The lantern that we carry is the same as wisdom, which protects us and others from various disputes.
"A lantern" represents wisdom, and "carrying a lantern" represents practicing that wisdom in life.
I always pray for my grandfather and will pass this tale on to my children, even my grandchildren, in the future.
