Evening Dinner with a Father

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.  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, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his spectacles firmly.  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.

At that time, an old man amongst the diners called out to the son and asked him, “Don’t you think you have left something behind?”.

The son replied, “No sir, I haven’t”.

The old man retorted, “Yes, you have!  You left a lesson for every son and hope for every father”.

The restaurant went silent.

Moral: 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 little thing.  Love them, respect them, and care for them.

'259' Thoughts on a Story

  1. wonderful story

  2. That was commendable!!!

  3. Francis B. Alferez

    May 18, 2016 at 4:46 am

    8 also touched my heart and felt regret…

  4. awesome stories

  5. it is really a great thing

  6. Every one must Respect their parents, these Vrudhashram should not be in India.

  7. narendra kumar

    May 22, 2016 at 1:49 am

    It is an inspirational to us for behavioural change.

  8. narendra kumar

    May 22, 2016 at 1:51 am

    It is an inspirational to us for behavioural change.

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