Re: The Parable Of The Travelling Merchant

2008-3-8 04:23:00

"Socioheresy" wrote:

"A certain wealthy and powerful merchant left on a long business trip while his children were yet young. During his absence, his children began to dispute with one another about the nature of their Father's business and what kind of person he was. These disputations escalated into outrage and even violence, and deep hatreds developed.

"Then one day the merchant returned from his journeys, and his children all ran to him and demanded to know which of them was right about the nature of his business and what kind of person he was. He said to them, some of you are pretty close in your beliefs, but I am much more concerned with how you have treated one another during my absence than with whose beliefs are the most accurate."

JJ:

Well spoken.