A lame man complained at the inn, “Because of my lameness, I won’t be able to make it to the banquet.”
His neighbor raised his head and said: “I am also invited there, but I am blind and cannot see the way.”
Here a third person intervened in the conversation. He said, “With the two of you, it won’t be difficult to reach your goal. A blind man can carry a lame man on his back. Healthy legs and sharp eyes can be shared by two.”
This is how the two reached their goal, where an unprecedented feast awaited them.
On the way, they rested at another inn, where they met two more cripples who dreamed of going to the feast. A blind man and a lame man tried to help them, but one of these people was deaf and the other was dumb. The mute heard their explanations, but could not convey them to his friend. The deaf man could speak, but he had nothing to say.
So they didn’t get to the feast. It’s a pity they didn’t meet that sensible adviser! He would first explain to them the nature of their difficulty, and only then tell them how to overcome it.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru