Once upon a time, there was a man, not so smart but also not so dumb. Who happened to have landed himself in a family dispute. The man was fortunate enough that he never had any family disputes himself.
Naive as he was, He decided to do better for the estranged family, but making their bonding strong and firm.
The family was going through a rough patch. The sibling quarreling about issues which dont even make sense. But yet he was firm in his determination that its an easier task.and should not take long.
The things started to seem hopeful as he continuously tried to bond their weak threads of love one by one. So much so that eventually the family started to consider him a member of family.
The compliments started from, he is a good person, to he is a best soul and ultimately at its height they were like i wish we had a brother like that. The latter being so much honorable for the man himself.
Things were going good enough that he thought to himself that the seeds of love he tried to plant have started to give its fruit. Thankful to his creator he thought maybe now his work is done and now there is no quarrel for month. He thought to himself that maybe he can be helpful to other families as well. And maybe he can be force for the good.
Time passed by quickly, until one unfortunate day, the man was put in a position where he had to hold one of the sibling accountable for a work related thing. The man was normal in his accountability as such things he has done in his business countless times. It was nothing out of ordinary so their was no need for worry or anything else.
To his innocence, what happened next was nothing less than a catastrophe as the sibling stated that he should not be held accountable because he does not care. The man quickly realizing that things may go south ways, tried to diffuse the situation by letting the sibling leave. But to his surprise the elder brother of sibling entered the situation and took matters on his own hands and told the sibling to be respectable to the man.
A tip for whoever is reading, never ever demand anyone to show respect to other person especially when they are angry/reactive
Instead of things getting better, things got out of hand as the following days it became a ring where two boxers can fight. Only this time it was via Words instead of punches. The siblings considering that their point of view is right started to gather people on their point of view. And then what happened was nothing less than a catastrophe. One unfortunate night, the elder sibling said to the man that we need to hold the younger brother accountable for his future growth otherwise he may never become ready for the world. Every part of the mans body was saying otherwise but yet the man said that lets proceed. The younger brother came in room and questioned in a loud tone that who will hold him accountable. The man asked the same question thinking that this younger brother was the one who wished that he should have a brother like the man. And as many days has passed the elder person should be now okay to talk to.
But to his despair the younger one stated that the man himself is a thief a dacoit who has created a wedge between his elder brother and him. The man was shocked to hear but thought maybe its not him talking but rather anger. So he tried to diffuse the situation again by taking a long pause so that the younger may get relaxed but instead the younger started to punch the desk and started shouting badly. And then both the siblings entered the ring only this time it was not with words but actual punches.
With a fake smile the man was feeling a sadness he never has experienced before. It was as if someone has stolen all that he had worked for. In those moments the man was called things/names/slangs that he was never called before. Standing still he was seeing it all happen but could not do anything about it except watch. And in the end he was cursed. He was cursed on his happiness and plenty of other things.
That particular night was not only painful to bear but also extreme sadness took that mans heart that night. Uncontrollable emotions started to come and go, where the man was angry on such disrespect, hate speech, and yet somehow he wanted to let go and still have hope for the younger sibling. The continuous battle of thoughts not only tired the man that night but made him uncertain about his own understanding of life. Part of him wanted to forgive thinking that the sibling is way younger than him so he does not know how he should have behaved. But part of him wanted to react and show that he too knows how to shout like hell.
FYI. The battle of Conflicting thoughts is very hard on the person himself but yet time and time again all of us have to do it.
As of now we don't know what happened to that man after that night but one thing we know is at that night he made a promise that. He will FORGIVE BUT NEVER FORGET this.
Conclusion.
The lesson we can take away from this fable is that despite our best efforts people will let us down, Its in those moments that we should never give up. Not on people and certainly not on ourself. And we should move forward with the kindness we can plant a seed of. Such experiences are tough but we should use them as fuel for our motivation & dedication so that we may continue to improve the world.