Hikara's father grew old, weakened, and became a burden to the family. One day, when the old man was drinking water, the cup fell from his trembling hand and broke. Hikara's wife got angry and said to her husband: “Your father is grief and punishment for us, now I will give him water and lunch in a wooden bowl.”
As she said, she did so. Hikar didn't mind.
Some time passed. One day, Hikara’s son saw a wooden utensil near his grandfather and thought that the old people were probably fed and given water from wooden utensils. He took a piece of wood and began to cut it. Father and mother asked him: “Son, what are you doing?” - Wooden dishes. When you get old, I will feed you from it...
The son's words shamed the father and mother, and from that day on they began to take care of the old man.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru