Once upon a time, there was a leisure cruise ship that met with an accident in the sea. Onboard the ship was a married couple. After the lifeboats were launched, they realized that only one person’s capacity remained on the lifeboat. In that moment, the man pushed his wife behind and took a leap onto the lifeboat.
Standing on the sinking ship, the woman yelled to her husband on the lifeboat, “What thought you’ve shown! What were you trying to imply?” Stunned by this, a bystander interrupted, “What do you think she meant by that?”
Most of the students enthusiastically responded, “She must have meant, ‘I hate you! I have been blind all this time!'”
Curiously, the bystander asked a young boy who had remained silent throughout the discussion. “And what do you think she meant?”
The boy hesitated for a moment and then replied, “I think she said, ‘I love you, take care of our child!'”
The bystander nodded with understanding and said, “That’s the correct answer.”
The cruise ship sank, and the man safely reached his home, where he raised his daughter alone. Many years after his passing, his daughter found a diary while cleaning up her belongings. Inside the diary, she discovered a hidden message from her father. It read, “I had wished to drown in the depths of the sea with you, but I chose to leave you alone in the depths of the sea for the sake of our daughter.”
As the story came to an end, the classroom fell silent. The teacher knew that the students had understood the moral of the story – that the world is a place of both goodness and darkness, but there are intricate complexities behind every situation that are difficult to comprehend.
This is why it’s important to not simply focus on surface appearances and to avoid making judgments without fully understanding the circumstances. Those who act with kindness do so not because they are wealthy, but because they value friendship. Those who prioritize work do so not because they are foolish, but because they understand the responsibility associated with it.
Those who apologize after an argument do so not because they are wrong, but because they respect the people around them. Those who are willing to help you do so not because they are rich in possessions, but because they value you as a true friend. Those who frequently message you do so not because they have no better work, but because you hold a special place in their hearts.
One day, we will all part ways. We will remember our conversations about every subject and no subject. And those dreams we shared when we were together. Days, months, and years will pass until the connection becomes rare. One day, our children will see our pictures and ask, “Who are these people?” And we will smile with hidden tears and say, “They were the ones with whom I spent the best days of my life.”