Parables for social studies lessons. Parables for children material on the topic Parable of good and evil to read
I offer a small selection of parables about good and evil.
Parable one.
A university professor asked his students this question:
- Everything that exists was created by God? And if God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. According to the principle that our deeds define us, then God is evil.
Everyone became quiet upon hearing such conclusions. Then one student stood up and asked:
- Can I ask you a question, professor? Tell me, does cold exist?
- What kind of question? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?
The young man replied:
- In fact, sir, cold does not exist. According to the laws of physics, what we call cold is the absence of heat. We study heat, not cold. Professor, does darkness exist?
- Of course it exists.
- Sir, darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study light, but not darkness. We can use a Newtonian prism to split white light into many colors and study the different wavelengths of each color, but we cannot measure darkness. Darkness is a concept that humans use to describe what happens in the absence of light. Tell me, please, professor, does evil exist?
- Of course, as I already said. We see him every day. Cruelty between people, many crimes and violence around the world. These examples are nothing more than manifestations of evil.
To this the student replied:
- Evil is simply the absence of God. It is similar to darkness and cold, a word created by man to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of the absence of Divine love in a person’s heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat, or like the darkness that comes when there is no light.
They say this student's name is Albert Einstein.
Parable two.
One day, one wise old Indian - the leader of the tribe was talking to his little grandson.
- Why are there bad people? - asked his inquisitive grandson.
- There are no bad people,” the leader answered. - Every person has two halves - light and dark. The bright side of the soul calls a person to love, kindness, responsiveness, peace, hope, and sincerity. And the dark side represents evil, selfishness, destruction, envy, lies, betrayal. It's like a battle between two wolves. Imagine that one wolf is light, and the second is dark. Understand?
- “I see,” said the little boy, touched to the depths of his soul by his grandfather’s words. The boy thought for a while, and then asked: “But which wolf wins in the end?”
The old Indian smiled faintly:
- The wolf you feed always wins.
Parable three (from the book “The Prophet” by Gibran Khalil)
… And one elder of the city said: Tell us about Good and Evil.
And he answered: I can talk about the good in you, and not about the evil. After all, what is evil if not good, tormented by its own hunger and thirst? Truly, when good is hungry, it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it is thirsty, it drinks even dead waters.
You are good when you are one with yourself. But even when you are separated, you are not evil. Because a house where there is no agreement is not a nest of thieves, it is just a house where there is no agreement. And a ship without a rudder can sail aimlessly between dangerous islands and still not sink to the bottom.
You are kind when you force yourself to give. But even when you want to get for yourself, you are not evil. Because when you try to acquire, you are just a root, clinging to the breasts of the earth, sucking their milk. Of course, the fruit cannot say to the root: “Be like me, mature and always distributing your abundance.” Because for the fruit, giving is its purpose, just as receiving is the purpose of the root.
You are a bearer of goodness; when you speak, all your feelings do not sleep, reflected in your words. But you are not the bearer of evil, even when your tongue mutters something without purpose, while your Self sleeps. After all, even muttering can strengthen a weak language. You are a bearer of good when you move towards your goal firmly and your steps are bold. But you are not the bearer of evil, and when you walk lame. Even the one who walks lame also walks forward. But you who are strong and quick, take care not to limp before the real lame, thinking that by doing this you are doing a good deed.
You are good at countless good deeds, but you are not evil, and when you do not do good, you are simply wasting time and procrastinating. It's a pity that deer can't teach turtles speed.
In your desire to make your Self huge lies your kindness, and this desire is in each of you. But in some this desire is strong, like a stream rushing powerfully to the sea, carrying with it the secrets of the hillsides and the songs of the forests. And in others, the same desire is just a quiet stream, lost in its own loops and bends and not reaching the sea. But let not the one who is zealous say to the one who is calm: “Why do you hesitate and stop?”
Because a true bearer of good will not ask a naked person: “Where is your dress?” - or from a homeless person: “What happened to your house?”
Parable four.
One day, the students came to the mentor and asked him: “Why do bad inclinations easily take hold of a person, but good inclinations take hold of a person with difficulty and remain fragile in him?”
- What happens if a healthy seed is left in the sun and a diseased one is buried in the ground? - asked the old man.
- A good seed that is left without soil will die, but a bad seed will germinate and produce a sick sprout and bad fruit,” answered the disciples.
- This is what people do: instead of secretly doing good deeds and growing good seedlings deep in their souls, they put them on display and thereby destroy them.
And people hide their shortcomings and sins deep in their souls so that others do not see them. There they grow and wound a person to the very heart.
You, be wise and don’t do this!
Parables for children
Parable of Good and Evil
Once upon a time, an old Indian revealed a vital truth to his grandson:
There is a struggle in every person, very similar to the struggle of two wolves. One wolf represents evil - envy, jealousy, selfishness, ambition, lies...
The other wolf represents goodness - peace, love, hope, truth, kindness, loyalty...
The little Indian, touched to the depths of his soul by his grandfather’s words, thought for a few moments, and then asked:
Which wolf wins in the end?
The old Indian smiled faintly and replied:
The wolf you feed always wins."
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Respect for mother
The first rich man of the city organized a celebration in honor of the birth of his son. All noble townspeople were invited. Only the rich man’s mother did not come to the holiday. She lived far away in the village and, apparently, was unable to come.
On the occasion of this wonderful event, tables were set up in the central square of the city and refreshments were prepared for everyone. At the height of the holiday, an old woman covered with a veil knocked on the rich man’s gate.
- All the beggars are treated to food in the central square. Go there,” the servant ordered the beggar.
“I don’t need any treats, just let me look at the baby for one minute,” the old woman asked, and then added:
- I am also a mother, and I also once had a son. Now I have been living alone for a long time, and have not seen my son for many years.
The servant asked the owner what he should do.
The rich man looked out the window and saw a poorly dressed woman covered with an old blanket.
- You see, this is a beggar woman. Drive her away,” he angrily ordered the servant. - Every beggar has his own mother, but I cannot allow them all to look at my son.
The old woman began to cry and sadly said to the servant:
- Tell the owner that I wish my son and grandson health and happiness, and also say: “He who respects his own mother will not curse someone else’s.”
When the servant conveyed the words of the old woman, the rich man realized that it was his mother who came to him. He rushed out of the house, but his mother was nowhere to be seen.
Questions and tasks:
Someone else's mother
The old woman walked with difficulty along the muddy road. She had a large bag over her shoulders.
She had just left the city when she saw a carriage coming towards her.
The young driver stopped and waited for the old woman to step aside and make way for him.
The old woman, breathless, asked the young man:
Take me home, honey, and I'll give you half a bag of rice. Kind people gave me a bag of rice, but it’s too heavy, I’m afraid I won’t be able to carry it.
Sorry, I can't, mother. For two days I worked without rest - driving people. “I’m tired and my horse is tired,” the driver refused.
The carriage drove away, and the old woman, with difficulty lifting the bag onto her shoulders, wandered on.
Suddenly she heard the clatter of hooves behind her and the voice of a young driver:
Sit down, mother. I finally decided to take you.
The young man helped the old woman into the wagon and packed her bag. The journey took about two hours.
In order not to fall asleep from fatigue, the young man told the old woman about his life.
I came here with my horse from a mountain village to earn money. I am the only son of my mother and must help her repay her debt to her rich neighbor.
My son also went abroad to earn money. I haven’t heard from him for a long time,” the mother sighed.
Arriving at the house, the old woman invited the young man to pour half of the rice out of the bag.
“I won’t take the rice,” the young man refused. - Seeing you, I remembered my mother.
Mother is a spring at the foot of the mountain. Maybe someone will also give my mother a ride when her old legs are having a hard time walking up the hill.
Questions and tasks:
Why did the young man give an elderly woman a free ride even though he was tired?
Do you think someone will help his mother in the mountains if she finds it difficult?
How would you help your mother if you were far from her and could not come?
Write the word "MOM" in beautiful letters so that each letter looks like your mother.
| Why is it bad alone? The parents had three small children and one eldest daughter - an assistant. From morning to evening she nursed the younger children: she fed, comforted, washed. One day a girl went to the river to get water and found someone’s staff in the water. She pulled the staff out of the river and saw her grandmother walking along the bank. Grandma, isn't this your staff? - asked the girl. This is my magic staff. I will reward you for finding it. Tell me what you want? Everything began to spin before the girl’s eyes, and she found herself in a castle of wondrous beauty. In every room of the castle there were invisible servants who watered, fed, washed and dressed the girl. There was no one around the castle, only birds were singing in the garden. The day passed, the second passed, the girl got bored, so much so that everything around her was not at all happy, and she began to cry: I want to go home. They'll probably disappear there without my help. At that very moment she was home. Her brothers and sisters rushed to her. One asks for food, another asks for something to drink, the third asks to play, but the girl is happy.
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Who is more tender?
Two daughters grew up with their father, but he loved his eldest daughter more. She was very pretty: her face was pink, her voice was sweet, her hair was fluffy.
“You are tender, like a rose in the garden,” the father said, admiring his eldest daughter.
The youngest daughter was also good and obedient, but her father did not like her: she had a rough face, the skin on her hands was rough from housework. Therefore, her father spoiled her less and forced her to work more.
One day an accident happened to my father while hunting. The gun exploded in his hands. His hands and face were burned by the explosion and injured by shrapnel.
The doctor treated the wounds and bandaged his hands and face. The father has become helpless, he can’t see anything, he can’t eat on his own.
The youngest daughter said: “Don’t worry, dad, I will be your hands and eyes until you get better.”
Then she gave her father a healing decoction and fed him.
The youngest daughter looked after her father for a whole year. The wounds on the hands healed quickly, but the eyes took a long time to heal. Sometimes the father asked his eldest daughter to sit next to him, but she was always busy: either she was in a hurry to go to the garden for a walk, or she was in a hurry to go on a date.
Finally they took off my father's blindfold. He sees his two daughters standing in front of him. The eldest is a gentle beauty, and the youngest is the most ordinary.
The father hugged his youngest daughter and said:
Thank you, daughter, for your care, I didn’t know before that you were so kind and gentle.
It seems to me that I am much more gentle! - exclaimed the eldest daughter.
During my illness, I realized that tenderness is not determined by the softness of the skin. - answered the father.
Questions and tasks:
Why, before the accident, did the father not see that his youngest daughter was kinder and more gentle than her eldest?
Who is the most gentle in your family?
In what ways can you show tenderness?
Come up with tender words for all members of your family and give them to your loved ones.
Who loves more?
The leader of the tribe was old and strong. The leader had three adult sons. In the morning they went to their father’s house and bowed.
Your wisdom, father, protects our lives! - exclaimed the eldest son.
- Your mind, father, multiplies our wealth! - declared the middle son.
“Hello, father,” said the youngest son.
The father nodded affably, but at the words of his youngest son his eyebrows frowned. Then the father left with the hunters and one of his sons to hunt. Only he never took his youngest son hunting.
“You, youngest son, help the women gather roots,” the father ordered.
The youngest son also wanted to go hunting, but he could not break the leader’s word.
One day a bear injured the leader's hand. The whole tribe rejoiced at the rich booty, but the leader left the feast because his hand was very sore.
In the morning, the sons entered their father’s home and saw that he was unconscious. The hand was swollen and red.
The eldest sons immediately announced to everyone that the leader had fallen ill with blood poisoning, that there was no salvation from this disease and that a new leader had to be chosen.
The eldest and middle son offered themselves as leaders, praising their virtues. The people of the tribe decided to arrange a battle between the brothers in a week. Whoever wins will become the leader.
Meanwhile, the younger one treated his father with herbs and roots. He studied their properties well while collecting them. My father felt better and the swelling subsided.
“When you are sick, you will find out who loves more,” the father said to his youngest son.
When the day of the battle came, the leader came out of his home in full combat gear and menacingly declared:
“I am the leader of the tribe and will remain so until death, and after me my youngest son will become the leader.”
Questions and tasks:
What do books store?
The leader's little son was a smart boy. One day a white teacher came to the tribe and said that a school had opened in the village. The teacher suggested that the leader enroll the children of the tribe in school.
The leader thought about it and brought his son to school, but he did not want to study.
“Father, nature will teach me everything I need,” said the boy.
“First learn to read, and then speak,” answered the father.
The boy went to school, but did not listen to the teacher well.
He only liked Natural History. One day the teacher brought figs to class.
- These fruits are bitter! - the boy exclaimed. - I tried them at the beginning of summer in the forest.
“I also saw a wasp crawl inside.” Anyone who eats this fruit will be stung by a wasp,” the boy added.
“Figs are sweet and healthy,” the teacher explained. - At the beginning of summer, they are bitter from the white milky juice that is in the unripe fruits. In spring, fleshy fruits appear on the fig tree, with flowers hidden inside. Small fig wasps carry pollen from one flower to another. Without this, the fruits will dry out and will not turn into sweet figs.
- How do you know this, teacher? - the boy asked in surprise.
- I read about it in books. Books store knowledge. The stars will appear - they will decorate the sky, knowledge will appear - they will decorate the mind, - answered the teacher.
From that day on, the leader's son became a diligent student and soon learned to read and write. The father, seeing his son with a book, said:
“I’m glad, son, that you learned to read, just don’t forget our customs.”
“The sunrise awakens nature, reading a book enlightens the head,” the son smiled.
Questions and tasks:
Dialogue - presentation
"Land of Politeness"
– Let’s imagine that there are two signs in front of you. One of them points to the land of Politeness, and the other to the land where there are no rules. Which of these countries would you like to go to?
(I warn you that the path to the land of Politeness lies through a land where there are no rules)
– So, we find ourselves in a country where there are no rules. The main slogans in this country are the slogans: “And that’s how I want it!”, “But I don’t care,” “I’m the best, the best!”
– Imagine for a moment what you can see on the streets of this country?
– Would you like to stay in this country for at least a day, two, a week? Why?
“Now let’s hurry to the land of Politeness.” It is ruled by the Queen of Ethics. She is young, beautiful, graceful. It was she who taught everyone to be kind and attentive, fair and careful. It was she who taught the people of her country not only to follow the rules of behavior, but also to treat each other well. In this country, everyone is a little bit of a wizard. He will certainly cheer up the sad, help you, and be happy with you and your successes.
– So, if you want to become a little kind wizards, then you should definitely get acquainted with kind (magic) words.
Thank you (“May GOD save you”)
Good morning! Good afternoon Good evening!
Please! (“perhaps” - do me a favor, show me a favor; “a hundred” is a form of address. For example, Andrey - a hundred, perhaps come to me tomorrow for my name day).
Story by V.A. Sukhomlinsky "Ordinary Man"
try to determine what kind of people’s actions are being discussed in it?
“There is a well in the hot, dry steppe. Near the well there is a hut where a grandfather and grandson live. There is a bucket on a long rope near the well. People are walking and driving - they turn to the well, drink water, thank their grandfather.
One day the bucket came off and fell into a deep well. Grandfather didn’t have another bucket. There is no way to get water and drink.
The next day, in the morning, a man in a cart drives up to his grandfather’s hut. He has a bucket under the straw. The traveler looked at the well, glanced at the grandfather and grandson, hit the horses with his whip and rode on.
“This is not a person,” answered the grandfather.
At noon, another owner drove past his grandfather's hut. He took a bucket from under the straw, tied it to a rope, took out water and drank himself, and gave it to his grandfather and grandson to drink; poured the water into the dry sand, hid the bucket again in the straw and drove off.
What kind of person is this? – the grandson asked his grandfather.
And this is not a person yet,” answered the grandfather.
In the evening, a third traveler stopped at his grandfather’s hut. He took a bucket from the cart, tied it to a rope, filled it with water, and drank. He thanked him and drove off, leaving the bucket tied at the well.
What kind of person is this? - asked the grandson of his grandfather.
“An ordinary person,” answered the grandfather.”
What can you say about the main characters of the story? What are they? Why?
Do you agree with the description that grandfather gave to passers-by? What kind of an ordinary person is he? – (kind, takes care of others, helps...) At different times, people had different concepts of norms, we will talk about this in the next lesson.
Lesson on the fairy tale MOTHER'S HEART
A large, beautiful birch grew in the forest with three little daughters - thin-trunked birches. The mother protected her daughters from the wind and rain with her spreading branches of the Birch. And in the hot summer - from the scorching sun. The birches grew quickly and enjoyed life. Next to their mother, they were not afraid of anything.
One day there was a strong thunderstorm in the forest. Thunder rumbled, lightning flashed in the sky. The small birch trees trembled with fear. The birch hugged them tightly with its branches and began to reassure them: “Don’t be afraid, lightning won’t notice you behind my branches. I am the tallest tree in the forest."
Before Birch’s mother had time to finish speaking, a deafening crash was heard, sharp lightning struck straight into Birch and scorched the core of the trunk. Birch, remembering that it must protect its daughters, did not catch fire. The rain and wind tried to knock down the Birch, but it still stood.
Not for a minute did Birch forget about her children, not for a minute did she loosen her embrace. Only when the thunderstorm passed, the wind died down, and the sun shone again over the washed earth, the Birch trunk swayed. As she fell, she whispered to her children: “Don’t be afraid, I’m not leaving you. Lightning failed to break my heart. My fallen trunk will be overgrown with moss and grass, but my mother’s heart will never stop beating in it.” With these words, the trunk of the mother’s Birch tree collapsed, without touching any of the three thin-trunked daughters during the fall.
Since then, three slender birch trees have been growing around the old stump. And near the birches lies a trunk overgrown with moss and grass. If you come across this place in the forest, sit down to rest on the trunk of a Birch - it is surprisingly soft! And then close your eyes and listen. You will probably hear the mother’s heart beating inside him...
Questions and tasks for the fairy tale:
- Tell us how three friendly sisters will live without their mother. What and how will a mother’s heart help them?
- Imagine that all the trees are a big family. Tell us who the parents are in this family, who the grandparents are, who the children are.
- Why do you think mothers always protect their children?
- Think and tell us how you can help your mother if she has troubles at work, feels unwell, etc.
- Imagine that your mother had to leave for one week, and you need to do all your mother’s chores during the week. List these things and think about when and how you will do them.
“Thank you” V.A. Sukhomlinsky
Two people were walking along a forest road - a grandfather and a boy. It was hot and they were thirsty. The travelers approached the stream. Cool water gurgled quietly. They leaned in and got drunk.
“Thank you, you have a stream,” said grandfather. The boy laughed.
– Why did you say “thank you” to the stream? - he asked his grandfather - After all, the stream is not alive, will not hear your words, will not understand your gratitude.
- That's true. If the wolf got drunk, he wouldn’t say “thank you.” And we are not wolves, we are people. Do you know why a person says “thank you”? Think about it, who needs this word?
The boy thought about it. He had a lot of time. The road was long...
This happens to almost everyone, when you approach a person with an open heart, and in response he turns his back. People don’t want to see our good deeds, and if you want to sincerely help someone, they will even spit on your soul. At such moments we ask ourselves the question: “What am I to blame for? What did I do wrong? Why is this happening? You will find the answer in this instructive parable.
One day, a young stranger knocked on the old sage’s door and, bursting into tears, told the old man her story.
“I don’t know how I can continue to live...” she said with trepidation in her voice. - All my life I treated people the way I would like them to treat me, I was sincere with them and opened my soul to them... Whenever possible, I tried to do good to everyone, without expecting anything in return, I helped as much as I could. I really did it all for free, but in return she received evil and ridicule. I’m hurt to the point of pain and I’m simply tired... I beg you, tell me, what should I do?
The sage listened patiently and then gave the girl advice:
“Strip naked and walk completely naked through the streets of the city,” the elder said calmly.
- Sorry, but I haven’t gotten to that point yet... You’re probably crazy or joking! If I did this, I wouldn’t know what to expect from passers-by... Look, someone else will dishonor or abuse me...
The sage suddenly stood up, opened the door and put a mirror on the table.
- You are ashamed to go out naked, but for some reason you are not at all ashamed to walk through the world with a naked soul, open like this door, wide open. You let everyone in there if you feel like it.
Your soul is a mirror, which is why we all see ourselves reflected in other people.
Their soul is full of evil and vices - this is exactly the ugly picture they see when they look into your pure soul. They lack the strength and courage to admit that you are better than them and change. Unfortunately, this is the lot of only the truly brave...
- What should I do? How can I change this situation if, in fact, nothing depends on me? - asked the beauty.
“Come on, come with me, I’ll show you something... Look, this is my garden.” For many years now I have been watering these flowers of unprecedented beauty and taking care of them. To be honest, I have never seen the buds of these flowers bloom. All I had to see were beautiful blooming flowers that beckon with their beauty and fragrant aroma.
Child, learn from nature. Look at these wonderful flowers and do as they do - open your heart to people carefully so that no one even notices. Open your soul to good people. Get away from those who tear off your petals, throw them under your feet and trample on them. These weeds are still They haven’t grown up to you, so you can’t help them in any way. They will only see an ugly reflection of themselves in you.
Proverbs about kindness
A good hen sees grain with one eye, and a kite with the other eye.
A good family will add intelligence - intelligence.
Hold on to the good, but move away from the bad.
Good brotherhood is better than wealth.
It is a good thing to speak the truth boldly.
A good deed praises itself.
God helps the good.
The owner is glad to have a good guest.
Do not repent of a good deed.
Good memory.
Good for the good, but a rib in half for the bad.
Helping a kind person is not at a loss.
To a good man, every day is a holiday.
Kindness without reason is empty.
Good deeds are better than a soft pie.
The good die, but their deeds live.
The good die, but their deeds are not lost.
A good friend is better than a hundred relatives.
A good tailor cuts to spare.
A kind person is more likely to do something than an angry one.
A good person will live a century of goodness.
A kind person teaches good things.
A kind person is better than a stone bridge.
A good person will come as if he will bring light.
To be kind is to be known as kind.
The evil one does not believe that there are good people.
And the dog remembers the good old times.
Beauty until the evening, but kindness forever.
Beauty is carried away by the years, but kindness will not be carried away.
He who does good is not harmed by evil.
Those who help people have their wishes come true.
An affectionate word - like a spring day.
The dashing is for the dashing, and the good is for the good.
There are many kind people in the world.
Don't look for beauty, look for kindness.
Don't rejoice at getting up early, rejoice at the good hour!
It doesn’t matter what kind of face it is, it would have a heart of gold.
Speak boldly about a good deed.
Hurry for a good deed, and the bad will come on its own.
If you spend an hour in goodness, you will forget all your grief.
Sayings about kindness
To have mercy on a thief is to destroy a good one.
Everyone is kind, but not to everyone.
Good time - time to leave the table.
Good memory - good memory.
Anything fits a good thief.
A good dog does not bark at the wind.
Good hello and good for the cat.
To the good - good glory.
Tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
A hundred hands for a good man.
The world is not without good people.
A bee flies to a good flower.
Not without good people.
Don't look like a lump - look in bulk.
They do not seek good from good.
The wolf took pity on the mare.
The world is not without good people.
A parable about kindness and politeness
One day a young man came to the Teacher and asked permission to study with him.
Why do you need this? - asked the master.
I want to become strong and invincible.
Then become one! Be kind to everyone, polite and attentive. Kindness and politeness will earn you the respect of others. Your spirit will become pure and kind, and therefore strong. Mindfulness will help you notice the subtlest changes, this will make it possible to avoid collisions, and therefore win a fight without entering into it. If you learn to prevent collisions, you will become invincible.
Because you will have no one to fight with.
The young man left, but after a few years he returned to the Teacher.
What do you need? - asked the old master.
I came to inquire about your health and find out if you need help...
And then the Teacher took him as a student.
Buddhist parable
One of the disciples asked Buddha:
If someone hits me, what should I do?
If a dry branch falls from a tree and hits you, what will you do? - he asked in response:
What will I do? “It’s a simple accident, a simple coincidence that I found myself under a tree when a branch fell from it,” said the student.
Then the Buddha remarked:
So do the same. Someone was mad, angry and hit you - It's like a branch from a tree falling on your head. Don’t let this bother you, go on your way as if nothing happened.
Sufi parable
One student asked his Sufi mentor:
Master, what would you say if you knew about my fall?
Get up!
And next time?
Get up again!
And how long can this continue – keep falling and rising?
Fall and rise while you live! After all, those who fell and did not rise are dead.
Parable about friends
Two friends lived in Syracuse - Damon and Phintius. Damon was arrested for debt and sentenced to death.
“Let me leave until the evening to arrange my household affairs,” Damon asked the ruler of the city, Dionysius, “and Phintius will remain in my place.”
Dionysius laughed at such a naive trick, but agreed.
Evening came, Phintias was already being led to execution. But then, having forced his way through the crowd, Damon arrived in time:
I'm here, sorry for the delay.
Dionysius, seeing this, exclaimed:
You are forgiven! And please, let me be your friend!
Parable about kindness
Many years ago there lived a wise old man. One day, while walking through the forest, he found a golden stone. Continuing on his way, the old man met a lost traveler and showed him the right path. And the traveler noticed the stone and could not take his eyes off - he saw such an expensive thing for the first time in his life. And then the elder gave him this stone. The wanderer continued on his way, knowing that if he sold this stone, he would receive so much money that he would live comfortably for the rest of his life. However, after a few days he returned. Having found the old man with difficulty, the wanderer returned the precious stone to him, and said: “I thought about a lot on the way. I know that this stone costs a lot of money. But I came to return it because I expect to receive something much more valuable from you. I really wanted to have the same kind soul who is capable of giving such valuable gifts.”
Who does a person need more - intelligence or kindness? Parable for children
Intelligence and goodness argued about which of them people need more. They came to the same house where two brothers lived. The brothers lived together and were famous for their friendship and hard work. Intelligence chose the older brother, and kindness chose the younger brother.
Then the elder brother thought and said:
It’s time for us, brother, to each live in our own minds and have our own home.
The younger brother sighed, but agreed. Time has passed. The elder brother was rich, but lived alone. His mind noticed too many shortcomings in people, and he had neither friends nor a wife. The good brother, on the contrary, had a poor home, but his friends and friends visited him every day. He helped everyone, and people sometimes took the last thing from him without hesitation.
Intelligence and kindness understood that life for the brothers was not better, but worse. They came to the sage and asked why this happened.
A mind without kindness is like a head without a heart. “And kindness without mind is like a heart without a head,” the sage explained.
Intelligence and kindness returned to the brothers and persuaded them to live together again and help each other. Since then, everyone respects the brothers and says about them: “The smarter and kinder people are, the happier they live.”
Parable about kindness
It is useful for those working with children to keep in mind the moral of this parable:
There were two seriously ill people in the same room in the hospital. One lay by the window, and the other's bed was located by the door.
-What can you see in the window? – the one who was lying at the door once asked.
- ABOUT! - the first one perked up. – I see the sky, clouds that resemble animals, a lake and a forest in the distance.
Every day, the man lying by the window told his neighbor about what was happening outside the window. He saw a boat, fishermen with a huge catch, children playing on the shore, young lovers holding hands and not taking their shining eyes off each other.
While he was watching all these amazing events outside the window, his neighbor was tormented by a dull anger. “This is unfair,” he thought. “For what merits he was laid at the window, and not me, and I can only see the door with peeling paint, while he admires the view from the window.”
One day, the man lying by the window coughed violently and began to choke. He tried to reach the nurse call button, but he didn't have the strength because he was shaking from coughing. A neighbor watched what was happening. It didn't cost him anything to press his button, but he didn't. After a while, the first one calmed down and stretched out on his bed. When he was carried away, the neighbor asked the nurse to move him to the window. The nurse complied with the patient’s request, remade his bed, helped him lie down on the opposite bed, and, making sure that the patient was comfortable, headed to the door. Suddenly she was stopped by the surprised exclamation of the patient:
- How so! This window faces a blank gray wall! But the one who died told me that he saw a forest, a lake, clouds, people... How could he see all this from this window?
The nurse smiled sadly:
“He couldn’t see anything at all; your late neighbor was blind.
- But why does he?..
“He probably just wanted to cheer you up a little.”
Aphorisms and quotes about kindness
There is arrogance of kindness that has the appearance of malice. Friedrich Nietzsche
Being kind is noble. But showing others how to be kind is even nobler and less troublesome. Mark Twain
In a good deed there is always both kindness and strength to perform it. Charles Louis Montesquieu
Great people are capable of great kindness. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
In the inner world of a person, kindness is the sun. V. Hugo
Every good deed carries its own reward. Alexandre Dumas
The benefit of a good deed is that you took advantage of the opportunity to do it. Seneca
To the vile, both kindness and wisdom seem vile; dirt - only dirt to taste. William Shakespeare
Even politeness is offensive if it is emphasized too much. Gracian
When you do good, be grateful for it. L.N. Tolstoy
Virtue in a person should have the quality of a precious stone, which invariably retains its natural beauty, no matter what happens to it. Marcus Aurelius
Kindness is a quality, the excess of which does not harm. D. Galsworthy
Kindness is the only garment that never wears out. Henry David Thoreau
Kindness is something that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
Kindness is a language that the dumb can speak and that the deaf can hear. P. Bovey
Kindness will always prevail over beauty. Heinrich Heine
Kindness is for the soul what health is for the body: it is invisible when you own it, and it gives success in every endeavor. L.N. Tolstoy
Kindness is better than beauty. Heinrich Heine
The kindness expressed to us by any person binds us to him. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Kindness that does not have any evil or selfish beginning in it is empty, sleepy kindness. Jacob Boehme
Kindness can often cause harm, so when you want to do good, think it over carefully. Hong Zichen
The soul that has committed betrayal perceives any surprise as the beginning of retribution. F. Iskander
If you can teach a person goodness and don’t do it, you are losing your brother. Chinese wisdom
If you are not consciously kind to everyone, you will often be unconsciously cruel to many. D. Ruskin
Natural kindness is an extremely valuable quality. Samuel Johnson
The life of evil people is full of worries. D. Diderot
Evil, like a wave, hits the shore and returns. G. Senkevich
Of all the virtues and virtues of the soul, the greatest virtue is kindness. F. Bacon
True humanity and kindness hide the bitter truth from loving eyes. Anthony Ashley Cooper Shaftesbury
As soon as we want to demonstrate virtue, it disappears. Kay
He who is kind only in words is doubly unworthy. Publius Syrus
He who does not have an exalted soul is not capable of kindness: only good nature is available to him. Nicolas-Sebastian Chamfort
The best thing about good deeds is the desire to conceal them. B. Pascal
A wise man is distressed by his powerlessness to do the good he desires, but is not distressed by the fact that people do not know him or judge him falsely. Chinese wisdom
We know from experience how great the difference is between piety and kindness. Blaise Pascal
Punishment does not escape the scoundrel - it only sometimes gives him a reprieve. Publius Syrus
It is impossible to do evil to others without doing it to yourself.
It is not enough to be kind, you also need to be tactful. A.F. Amiel
Give the world the best that is in you, and the best that is in the world will return to you!
Try to be at least a little kinder - and you will see that you will not be able to commit a bad act. Confucius
Try to be at least a little kinder - and you will see that you will not be able to commit a bad act. Confucius
Above all, be kind; kindness disarms most people. Lacordaire
Contempt is a mask that covers insignificance, sometimes mental squalor: contempt is a sign of a lack of kindness, intelligence and understanding of people. Alphonse Daudet
The most beautiful music of the soul is kindness. Romain Rolland
You can resist anything, but not kindness. J.-J. Rousseau
The joy we bring to another is captivating because it not only does not fade, like any reflection, but returns to us even brighter. V. Hugo
The best way to cheer yourself up is to cheer someone up. Mark Twain
No matter how much evil you see in life, you cannot lose your goodwill towards people. Ali Absheroni
How much kindness there is in a person, so much life there is in him. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Your own soul grows and is purified only by the power of the kindness that the heart exudes to those you meet. K. Antarova
The means to combat evil sometimes turn out to be worse than the evil itself. Publius Syrus
Strange! A person is indignant at the evil that comes from outside, from others - that which he cannot eliminate, and does not fight against his own evil, although this is in his power. Marcus Aurelius
Since it is impossible to avoid the results of our actions, let us do good deeds. Buddha
It's so easy to be kind. You just need to imagine yourself in the place of another person before you start judging him. Marlene Dietrich
Just step off the path of good, and before you know it, you’ll get stuck in evil. L.N. Tolstoy
To those who have not comprehended the science of good, any other science brings only harm. M. Montaigne
You need to be a good, kind person, not seem to be. Ali Absheroni
A person increases his happiness to the extent that he gives it to others. Bentham
To believe in goodness, you need to start doing it. L.N. Tolstoy
This is not virtue, but only a deceptive cast and likeness of it, when we are led to the fulfillment of duty by the expectation of reward. Cicero
I know of no other signs of superiority other than kindness. Ludwig van Beethoven
I will never regret doing a good deed. William Shakespeare
Good and evil - these two opposites have existed and, I think, will always exist. Apparently this is how our life works. But what we will have more of in our lives still depends on us. Fairy tales, legends, parables about good and evil teach us this from childhood.
The struggle between good and evil - we often encounter this in our lives, but our attitude towards this, which path we ultimately choose, originates in ourselves.
A short parable about good and evil about wolves is about this. The wisdom of this parable is relevant at all times.
Read it yourself and be sure to tell it to your children.
Once upon a time, an old Indian revealed to his grandson one vital truth:
There is a struggle in every person, very similar to the struggle of two wolves. One wolf represents evil - envy, jealousy, regret, selfishness, ambition, lies. The other wolf represents goodness - peace, love, hope, truth, kindness, loyalty.
The little Indian, touched to the depths of his soul by his grandfather’s words, thought for a few moments, and then asked: “Which wolf wins in the end?”
The old Indian smiled faintly and replied:
The wolf you feed always wins.
Good - it appears from childhood - a child is born - isn’t this good - a pure, bright creature. And what kind of child will be next depends on us, adults. Therefore, the old Indian was right in revealing the truth about the internal struggle between good and evil to his grandson while he was still a child.
Watch this video of this parable in verse performed by the author Vladimir Shebzukhov.
From childhood, we must form in children the concept of good and evil. After all, their worldview is greatly influenced by their environment - kindergarten, school and much more, but the family gives rise to everything.
The leading Soviet teacher and innovator V.A. Sukhomlinsky said:
Children live by their own ideas about good and evil, honor and dishonor, human dignity; they have their own criteria of beauty, they even have their own measurement of time.
And the main task for us, parents, is to try with all our might to preserve the purity of the little man.
It is clear that a person will not become ideal and the time will come when he himself will form his own personality. But the foundations of goodness laid in childhood will bear fruit.
The internal struggle between good and evil occurs constantly; very often life throws us different situations when we have to make certain decisions and choices. Each of us can minimize evil and act based on good intentions. After all, the more good there is in the world, the better for all of us.
Although we often come across such information that without evil we would not be able to appreciate good, that in life there is no black and white, there is only grey, that good and evil are united and fulfill some common mission.
Yes, the topic is interesting and it claims to be a separate discussion, but since you came to this page for parables, I will not take your attention away from them. But I will say one thing, since these two opposites exist in our lives, we must remember that there is also a “boomerang law”.
At the end of all of the above, there is one more little parable.
Parable about good and evil
Wrath had a son. His name was Evil. His son had such a complex character that Wrath had difficulty coping with him.
He decided to marry his son to some virtue. Look, he will soften a little, and in his old age it will be easier for him!
He kidnapped Joy and married Evil to her. Only that marriage was short-lived. The truth is that a child remains from this union, and his name is Schadenfreude.
It is true what they say, good and evil cannot have anything in common. And if it suddenly happens, then good things still don’t work out!
P.S. You have become acquainted with short parables about good and evil. If you want to continue this topic, take a look at the page, a pleasant and cute fairy tale-parable that both adults and children like.
Elena Kasatova. See you by the fireplace.
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