\ ……\ An elderly father and his young son were driving their donkey, intending to go to the market to sell it. They hadn't gone far when they encountered a group of people gathered by the well, talking and laughing.One of them said, "Look, have you ever seen such a person? He doesn't ride the donkey and insists on walking." Upon hearing this, the father immediately told his son to ride the donkey. After walking for a while, they encountered a group of old men arguing. One of the old men said, "See, this exactly proves what I just said. In today's social fashion, there is no respect for the elderly. Look at that lazy child riding on the donkey while his aged father walks underneath. Get down, you little rascal! Let your old father rest his tired legs!" So the father told his son to get down and rode the donkey himself.
They hadn't gone far when they met a group of women. One woman shouted, "You useless old man, how can you ride the donkey and let that poor child run until he has no strength left?" The father immediately asked his son to sit behind him, and the two of them shared a ride on the donkey.
After a while, they arrived in front of a church, and a pastor stopped them. "Hey! Wait a moment! Such a weak donkey carrying two people is too pitiful. Where are you going?" "We are taking this donkey to the market to sell it." "Oh! This is an even bigger problem. I think the donkey will be exhausted before you even enter the market, and it might not even be sellable!" "Then what should we do?" "Carry the donkey on your shoulders!" "Alright! We will do as you say." The father and son immediately jumped off the donkey, tied its legs together, and lifted it with a wooden pole to carry it forward. As they passed a bridge near the market, many people gathered to watch this amusing scene and laughed at the father and son. The noise and the strange handling upset the donkey, which struggled with all its might, broke free from the ropes and pole, and fell into the river.
This story illustrates a principle: different people, from different perspectives, have different opinions. No matter what you do, you cannot satisfy everyone. Therefore, when doing things, you need to have your own judgment. If you believe something is right, you should stick to it and not be swayed by others' opinions or try to please everyone. The father tried to satisfy everyone, but ended up pleasing no one and even lost the donkey.
In the process of doing things, you will often face a lot of criticism and accusations.It is impossible to have everyone praise you and affirm you. A person's value does not depend on others' praise or criticism; it is enough to do your best. As for how others criticize or what they expect of you, you don't need to take it too seriously.
It is impossible for a person to satisfy everyone. Even if you have done your best, there will still be things that make others complain. If everyone is satisfied with you, it may actually indicate that there is a problem. Because if you do wrong, good people will scold you; if you do good, bad people will scold you.
Caring too much about others' praise makes you arrogant; caring too much about others' criticism makes you feel frustrated, which is bad for both you and your work. Therefore, the best approach should be to always maintain inner calm and do your work well.
