The blacksmith had a dog that used to sleep when the blacksmith was working, but immediately woke up when its owner came to the table for lunch or dinner. Then she also came to the table. Noticing this, the owner said to her:
- Oh, you crappy dog! Why doesn’t the sound of my sledgehammer shaking the ground wake you up, but the light knock of a spoon on a plate immediately wakes you up and makes you jump around the table?
There are many people whose ears are sensitive to only what can be useful to them. But they are completely deaf when it comes to doing anything useful for others.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru