A boy and his father were walking along a road
when they came across a large stone. The boy said to his father, “Do you
think if I use all my strength, I can move this rock?” His father
answered, “If you use all your strength, I am sure you can do it.” The
boy began to push the rock. Exerting himself as much as he could, he
pushed and pushed. The rock did not move. Discouraged, he said to
his father, “You were wrong. I can’t do it.” His father placed his
arm around the boy’s shoulder and said, “No, son. You didn't use all your
strength – you didn't ask me to help.”
The Art of serenity: The Path to a Joyful Life in the Best
and Worst of Times, a book by T. Byram Karasu, M.D.
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