Himalayan Vedic Humour At it's Peak (Disclaimer; Not for Horns who don't wished to be Honked)

January 19, 2008

Avoiding Criticism Grahab Das and his son were traveling with their donkey. Grahab preferred to walk while his son rode the donkey. But then they passed a group of bystanders, and one scoffed, “Look—that selfish boy is riding on a donkey while his poor old father is forced to walk alongside. That is so disrespectful. What a horrible and spoiled child!” Grahab and his son felt embarrassed, so they switched spots—this time Grahab rode the donkey while his son walked. Soon they passed another group of people. “Oh, that’s detestable!” one of them exclaimed. “That poor young boy has to walk while his abusive father rides the donkey! That horrible man should be ashamed of himself for the way he is treating his son. What a heartless parent!” Grahab was upset to hear this. He wanted to avoid anybody else’s scorn, so he decided to have

both himself and his son ride the donkey at the same time. As they both rode, they passed another group of people. “That man and his son are so cruel,” one bystander said. “Just look at how they are forcing that poor donkey to bear the weight of two people. They should be put in jail for their despicable act. What scoundrels!” Grahab heard this and told his son, “I guess the only way we can avoid the criticism of others is to both walk.” “I suppose you are right,” the son replied.So they got off the donkey and continued on foot. But as they passed another group of people, they heard them laughing. “Ha, ha, ha,” the group jeered. “Look at those two fools. They are so stupid that both of them are walking under this scorching hot sun and neither of them is riding the donkey! What morons!”

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