nice story. How are you Zafar? ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:43:26 -0500 >From: Zafar A Khan <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: A small story >To: [log in to unmask] > >The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly >with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the >window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, >the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery >outside.. > > > " See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful" > > This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel >strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about >this son."This guy seems to be a crack.." newly married Anup whispered to >his wife. > >Suddenly it started raining... Rain drops fell on the travelers through >the opened window. The Thirty year old son , filled with joy " see dad, >how beautiful the rain is..." > >Anup's wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit. > >Anup ," cant you see its raining, you old man, if ur son is not feeling >well get him soon to a mental asylum..and don't disturb public henceforth" > > >The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied " we are on the >way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a >blind by birth,last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature >are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused..." > > >The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the >truth. Bt when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. >So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action. > > >blessings >Zafar Dr. Muhammad Ayyub Khan Department of Mathematics James Madison University