This is not even a parable, but a real life story...
In December 2012, competitions were held in Spain with a large prize fund, and the strongest athletes took part in them. The most interesting thing happened at the finish line. Kenyan Abel Mutai, a bronze medalist at the London Olympics in the 3000-meter steeplechase, confidently took the lead, but stopped about 10 meters from the finish line.
He mistakenly believed that he had already crossed the finish line and began to greet the spectators, who in turn tried to tell him in Spanish that he was a little short of the finish line. Spaniard Ivan Fernandez Anaya, who finished second, could have taken advantage of the Kenyan's mistake and taken first place, but instead he began to push Abel in the back, pointing to the finish line. After the race, Ivan said that it was more important for him to maintain his dignity than to win a gold medal.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru