How to Behave

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> An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45
> years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
> The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"
> The Son replied "It is a crow".
> After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"
> The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".
> After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What
> is this?"
> At this time some ex-pression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when
> he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow".
> A little after, the Father again asked his Son t he 4th time, "What is
> this?"
> This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same
> question again and again, though I have told you so many times 'IT IS A
> CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"
> A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old
> tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a
> page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the
> following words were written in the diary :-
> "Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow
> was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I
> replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each
> time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not
> at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".
> While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had
> felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when
> today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt
> irritated and annoyed.
> So..
> If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a
> burden, but speak to them a gracious word; be cool, obedient, humble and
> kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. From today say this aloud, "I
> want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I
> was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me.
> They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing the storm and heat to
> make me a person presentable in the society today".
> Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will
> say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave