OPPORTUNITY TO BE A SON
Leo Tolstoy tells in one of his folk stories of an aged man who overheard the conversation of three women at a well. The first one to speak described her son in glowing terms — he was an entertainer who surpassed all others in dexterity and skill. The second one of the three mothers, not to be outdone, told of her son’s beautiful voice — how he thrilled the young and old with notes as sweet as a nightingale. The two turned to the third one, asking, “In what talent does your son excel?” The woman simply answered, “My son is an ordinary boy, he has no special gifts of which I could report.” The aged man followed the three on their way back to the village. The heavy buckets of water they bore made them stop for a rest. Their three sons came running to meet them. The first one turned one somersault after another. The women stood…
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