One hospitable man once stayed with his friend for three days. When he was about to leave, the owner of the house asked to be excused for not receiving him as he should have.
“Very good,” said the guest, “when you come to me, I will receive you even better.”
Soon the opportunity presented itself for this friend to come to him. To his surprise, the guest did not see any special preparations in the house. The owner felt the guest’s bewilderment and said:
“I promised you that I would receive you even better than you received me.” You treated me like a stranger: you carefully prepared for my arrival, and I accepted you as a member of my family.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru