Taking Other People Opinion

There is a very famous story about taking other people opinion from Lukman The Sage from Ethiopia. His name has been honored as the name of surah in quran, Lukman. I don't know if you ever hear or read this story. To teach his son about taking other people opinion he had taken his son to go the market and bought a donkey. On the way home he rode the donkey and he let the son walk. On the road, seeing that, some people that they met commented about that action, "what a cruel father he is to let his son walk, while he is enjoying the ride himself". Hearing this, then they changed position, the son rode the donkey and the father walked and they continued the journey. On the way, they heard another people commented "what a disrespectful son. He let himself riding the donkey yet he let his father walked." Hearing this, then they changed position. Now both of them rode the donkey and they continued the journey. And still on the way the heard these people making comments on their act. "How cruel you two for riding this donkey and let it suffered by your weight." So now they made another change. This time they both walked and let the donkey followed them. Even in this situation they heard people made comments " What a stupid thing to do. You have the donkey for carried yet you don't even use it." Now hearing this comment, what do you think they're doing? Well, Lukman and his son carried the donkey on their back hehehehe... And still people commented on " what a stupid act! The donkey supposed to carry you, not you carried it," Then Lukman said to his son, "Son, that's what will happen to you if you ever let other people talk interfere you." So next time you felt hurt because of other people criticism, you can laugh and remember that donkey thing hehehehe... Eventhough seems absurd, I find it pretty funny but so true.