1. A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. Father being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and trousers.
2. Other diners watched him in disgust while his son was calm. After he finished eating, his son who was not at all embarrassed, quietly took him to the washroom, wiped the food particles, removedthe stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly.
3. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that. The son settled the bill and started walking out with his father.
4. At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t youthink you have left something behind?”. The son replied, “No sir, I haven’t”. The old man retorted, “Yes, you have! You left a lesson forevery son and hope for every father”. The restaurant went silent.
5. To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors. We all know, how our parents cared for us for every littlething. Love them, respect them, and care for them.
一个儿子带着他年迈的父亲到一家餐馆吃晚饭。父亲年老体弱,吃饭时把食物掉在他的衬衫和裤子上。
其他食客都厌恶地看着他,而他的儿子却很平静。饭后,他的儿子一点也不觉得尴尬,悄悄地把他带到卫生间,擦掉食物残渣,清除污渍,梳理头发,重新戴上眼镜。
当他们出来时,整个餐厅的人都死死地盯着他们,不理解怎么会有人在公共场合这样丢脸。儿子结了帐,开始和他父亲一起走出去。
这时,食客中的一位老人叫住了儿子,问他:“你不觉得你落下了什么吗?”儿子回答说:“不,先生,我没有”。老人反驳道:“不,你落下了!你给每个儿子都留下了一节课。为每个父亲留下了希望”。饭厅里一片寂静。
照顾那些照顾过我们的人,是最崇高的美德。我们都知道我们的父母是如何在每一件小事上关心我们的。爱他们,尊重他们,关心他们。