The Two Bags

Once upon a time, everyone was born with two special bags around their neck. One bag was in front, and the other was on their back.

The bag in front had small stones, each one representing a mistake or a fault of other people. This bag was very easy to see into. Whenever someone did something wrong or made a silly choice, it was easy to take out a stone from the front bag and say, "Look! Here's a mistake you made!"

The back bag was bigger and heavier. It was filled with more stones, and each stone there was for the person's own mistakes. But because this bag was on their back, it was difficult for them to see what was inside.

So, people spent their days quickly pointing out the mistakes in their front bags, often forgetting about the big bag of stones they were carrying themselves. They told their friends and family about the small mistakes they noticed, while their own bigger mistakes were ignored.

One day, a wise old woman noticed this and brought everyone in the village together. "Why do you always notice the small stones in your front bags and forget about the big ones in your back bag?" she asked.

The people were confused. They hadn't realized they were doing this.

The wise woman explained, "Before we talk about someone else's mistakes, we should think about our own. We all have our own mistakes, and it's important to recognize and learn from them."

From that day, the people tried to be more understanding and forgiving.