Once an old man was living in a village. He was very modest. He had no vision as he had lost both his eyes in an accident. However, he carried on his work on his own and never sought any help from others. He used to go to market alone as any person with good vision would do.
The blind man used to carry a hurricane lamp with him whenever he went out after sunset. The village boys used to chide him as a fool. They mocked at him saying it was idiotic on his part to carry a lamp as he could not see the light. The blind man kept his cool and addressed the boys, ”My dear children, it is true I don’t need the lamp I can’t see the light. But normally people are careless. The are always in hurry. Many times they would not notice the thing or person in front and bump on it. To save them from this sort of mishap, I carry the lamp”.
The village boys esteemed the old man for his kind thoughts and apologized to him for their folly.
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