It’s a Crow

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the couch with his 45-year-old son when a crow landed on the window.The father asked, “What is that?” 

The son replied, “It’s a crow.”A few minutes later, the father asked again, “What is that?”

The son replied, “Dad, I just told you—it’s a crow.”The father asked a third time, “What is that?”

The son replied more firmly, “It’s a crow, Dad.”Then the father asked a fourth time, “What is that?”

The son burst out: “Why do you keep asking me the same question? I told you several times—it’s a crow! Can’t you understand?”The father quietly left the room and returned with a worn-out old diary. He handed it to his son and asked him to read a page.The diary read: “Today my 3-year-old son was sitting with me on the couch when a crow landed on the window. He asked me 23 times what it was, and I answered each time with a smile, saying ‘It’s a crow.’ I hugged him each time he asked the question. I felt no irritation, only love for my innocent little boy.”

Food for Thought

Your parents once answered your questions with love, no matter how often you repeated them. Will you show the same love when they forget or slow down? Old age is not a burden it’s a mirror. The way you treat them now reflects how you once needed them, and how one day, you may need the same care in return. Respect Your Parents.