Once upon a time in medieval China, lived a farmer and his son and his donkey.
He had to transport his produce to the marketplace which is 20 li from his hometown. Li is the old Chinese denomination of the current distances of 0.5 km.
He had to pass through multiple villages, dangerous terrains, and even villains.
Therefore, he brings his son along with his donkey.
Every time, he passes through the area. He was made a joke by the villager.
All action he did was wrong in their eyes, such as:
1. He rides the donkey denotes bullying his young children.
2. His son rides the donkey denotes disrespects the elderly.
3. Both of them ride the donkey means cruelty to animals.
4. None of them ride denotes that they were foolish.
So, how to settle this century-old confusing riddle.
In this era, is very easy, if we think out of the box.
One day, he brings his wife along sitting on the donkey and all the problems in the 4 scenarios above come to naught. He was seen as a loving husband and his son is a filial piety child.
Harmony in the family is more important than all the wealth combines. It is better to live with a morsel than abundant with danger and strife around.
Moral of the story: Teach a wise man and he will be wiser as there are no new things under the sun.
Be Bless,
Dr Lion.
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