1) A man and his son were traveling on a donkey. People criticized them for whichever way they carried themselves. 2) They tried various configurations of walking and riding to please others, but received criticism no matter what they did. 3) They realized you cannot please everyone and decided to do what they thought best despite others' opinions.

2. Story the man the boy and the donkey.

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

4. 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!"

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

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

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

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

9. 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!“

10. 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 .

11. 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

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

14. we sell fresh fish
here

15. I want to open a
fish store.
Vijay, a young indian

16. we sell fresh fish
here

17. we sell fresh fish
here
“we” is not really needed
the Father

18. fresh fish sold
here

19. fresh fish sold
here
“here” is superfluos
the Brother

20. fresh fish sold

21. fresh fish sold
it’s clear that
the fish is sold.
the Sister

22. fresh fish

23. fresh fish
the Neighbor
everyone can see that
the fish is fresh.

24. fish

25. fish
Vijay himself
everyone can identify
the fish by
the smell.

27. and Me
I still think fresh
should be stated.

28. fresh

29. So many man , so many minds

30. 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 .

31. Human & Society Relationship
Individual
Society

32. 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 .

33. 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 .

34. 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 ) .

35. • 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 .

36. 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 ?

37. • 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 ) .