Story the man the boy and the donkey.

One day the man and his son were going on a journey. The man`s son rode the donkey.

They passed people on the road. The people pointed at the son. "Look at that lazy boy," they said. "Fancy him riding the donkey while his father has to walk!"

So the son got off the donkey. The men got onto the donkey and they went on their way.

"Come and ride the donkey with me," said the man. So his son climbed on the donkey in front of him

They passed some more people. This time they said, "Look at those wicked people riding on that poor little

donkey."."

"Let us get down," said the man. "Let us both walk." So they did.

They passed another group of people. This time the people laughed and pointed. "Look at those stupid people," they said.

"They have a donkey yet they walk in the hot sun!“

They thought and they thought, till at last they cut down a pole, tied the donkey's feet to it, and raised the pole and the donkey to their shoulders. they went along amid the

laughter of all who met them till they came to market bridge .

The donkey, getting one of his feet loose, kicked out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. in the struggle the donkey fell over the

bridge, and his fore-feet being tied together he was drowned

"My son," said the man, "You have learnt today that, whatever you do, someone will find fault with you.“

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SIMILARITIES

• 1. The man , the boy , the owner : We • 2. The walkers , the customers : Society ( The

public’s prejudice / criticism / point of view ) • 3. The donkey , the sign : Our actions • 4. The action of listening to the public :

Reaction to the public .

Human & Society Relationship

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Society

Morality analysis• Problem : Individuals sometimes are affected by public’s opinions

Someone tend to follow . • Why shouldn’t you listen ? .

• 1 . People are often hypocrite , advices are not always come from good intention ( incite others to make wrong decisions ) .

• 2 . The adviser has no experiences in your field . They cannot make the right decision for you .

• 3 . You , yourself , are responsible for you own decisions not the society .

Examples of problems

Individuals sometimes are affected by public’s opinions . They try to please every one . E.g 1: You cannot please every single customer . Each person has their own requirements . Just like the cook cannot please every single customer’s tastes in the restaurants .E.g 2 : Your boss wants to make profit by commit unethical behaviors ( contamination ) and promise to pay higher ._ You want to protect the people and please your boss .

1 . People are often hypocrite , advice are not always come from good intention ( incite others to make wrong decisions ) .

• Stockbrokers sometimes try to persuade customers to buy stock from bad companies ( because of profit ) .

• Government to make wrong decisions ( supporting for the bad business ) to please foreign investors . ( Economic leverage ) .

• Company never asks their competitors to make decisions of them ( unless common issues ) .

• 2 . The adviser has no experiences or knowledge in your field . They cannot make the right decision for you .

• The story of the Camel and the Arab : • An Arab Camel-driver having completed the lading of his

Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down hill. The poor beast replied, not without a touch of reason: "Why do you ask me? Is it that the level way through the desert is closed?“

• Every boss has his own consultants He never asks the lowest employees to make important decision for him .

3 . You, yourself, are responsible for you own decisions not the society .

• The man lost his treasure donkey , the owner lost his marketing channel ( the sign ) . Do the society suffer the lost or the man / the owner ? .

• You ruin your food in the kitchen because of “So many men, so many minds” or “ too many cook spoil the broth” .

• You go to the prison because of violation together with your boss Does he suffer the penalty for you ?

• Lesson’s consumption : • Listen with judgments and evaluation .

( Consistency ) . • Choose what to follow and what to ignore • People’s ideas sometimes are just for

reference . • Moderation ( not to be conservative ) .