It is said that, a teacher of wisdom once asked his students how they could tell when the darkness of night had ended and the light of day was on its way back.
“Is it when you can see an animal in the distance, and can tell whether it is a sheep or a dog?”
“No,” answered the teacher.
“Is it when you can look at a tree in the distance and tell whether it is a fig or a peach tree?”
“No.”
“Well then,” the students demanded, “when is it?”
“It is when you can look on the face of another human being and see that he or she is your brother or sister. If you cannot do that, then no matter what time it is, the light has not yet arrived.”
“Is it when you can see an animal in the distance, and can tell whether it is a sheep or a dog?”
“No,” answered the teacher.
“Is it when you can look at a tree in the distance and tell whether it is a fig or a peach tree?”
“No.”
“Well then,” the students demanded, “when is it?”
“It is when you can look on the face of another human being and see that he or she is your brother or sister. If you cannot do that, then no matter what time it is, the light has not yet arrived.”
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