There are many parables on earth. Some of them are dedicated to love, others to family, and others to friendship. This list can be enumerated for a long time, but one thing is clear: each parable is instructive and carries a deep meaning.
Marital courtesy
Parables about the family are dedicated courtesy and mutual respect between husband and wife.
One couple lived happily for 50 years. On the day of the wedding anniversary, the wife cooked breakfast for her husband. She carefully sliced the bread and greased it with butter. And at that moment she was visited by the thought: “For the past 50 years I have been trying to please him and always give away a crisp pile of bread, which I really love!” These thoughts caused her feelings of irritation and indignation.
The woman decided to give herself a present on the day of the golden wedding and left the bread crust for herself. She smeared the fragrant crumb with butter and gave it to her husband. Seeing this, the husband was delighted and with a smile kissed the hand of his beloved woman. And then he said: “My love, today you brought me indescribable joy! For 50 years I have not eaten bread crumb. I know that you love him very much. Therefore, I always left the bottom of the bread to you ... "
Who is right, who is to blame?
The parable of a happy family reveals the secret of a happy relationship between spouses.
In the neighborhood lived 2 families. In one of them, the spouses constantly quarreled and sorted out relationships, and in the other, love, mutual understanding and silence always reigned.
The obstinate mistress could not understand how the neighbors manage to live without scandals. In her heart, she envied them. Once a woman asked her husband to go to the neighbors and find out why everything in their life is going smoothly.
The man went to the next window and carefully peered into the house. In the room he saw the mistress. She wiped the dust. At that moment the telephone rang, and the woman hastily put an expensive vase on the edge of the table. A few minutes later her husband entered the room. He did not notice the vase and hooked it. An expensive item fell to the floor and crumbled into shards.
And then a neighbor thought: “Well, now the scandal will begin!”
But to his surprise, the woman approached her husband and calmly said: “Sorry, dear! It's my fault: I slopped a vase! ” To which the husband replied: “It’s you, sorry, dear! It’s my fault that I didn’t notice her! ”
The neighbor returned home upset. His wife inquires about the secret of family well-being. And her husband replies to her: “You see, the whole point is that in their family everyone is to blame, and in our case they are right ...”
Parents and children
Family parables for children provide a better understanding of family relationships and parental love.
In a distant land, an old man lived. He had many children. Not everyone loved him equally. The elderly father was offended by this and one day decided to leave home. He went to an unfamiliar country. After spending some time there, the elder felt homesick. He decided to travel in order to distract himself, but his legs brought him home anyway. And then he saw that his children were happy, they live well and cultivate flowering gardens. Father was offended by this and decided to settle away from the family. His grandchildren ran to him more than once, but he did not rejoice at them, but showed his resentment.
When the old man died, children came to him, buried him, and a beautiful garden was erected on the grave , expressing this love and reverence to his father.
Short parables
Whatever created parables about the family, short or long, they always teach a person how to relate to life and value his family.
Once a teacher asked the students: “Whose mother does a lot of work?” The guys began to tell what their mothers were doing, trying to praise them.
And then the teacher asked: “And how do your mothers manage to do all this, because they only have 2 hands?” The students thought for a while, and the teacher added: “It’s just that every mother is driven by the power of motherly love. That is what gives her strength and power on Earth! ”
Family parables are time-tested wisdom.
One man wanted to find the perfect wife. He married one after another, but was constantly disappointed in women. When a man grew old, he met the girl of his dreams. He wanted to marry her and spend the rest of his life with his beloved. But the lady refused him. Why? She was just looking for the perfect man.
Eastern wisdom
Parables about the family - this is true, a hint and a field for fruitful thoughts.
The rich oriental gentleman had a beautiful wife. But soon he was tired of him, and he began to complain to a friend about boredom in life. To which the friend replied: “How can you say that? You have everything for a happy life! ” But the master did not listen to him. Then a friend invited him to visit him and ordered sweets to be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When the guest was tired of such a treat, he asked for ordinary bread and salt. To which the friend replied: “Look how quickly the sweet is boring!”
Parables about the family make it possible to understand the complexities of relationships.
The eastern ruler was asked about how he manages to maintain calm and peace in the state. To which he replied: “The state is like my family. When I get angry, my people are calm. When they get angry, I keep calm. We reassure and support each other at different periods of life. ”
"Uneasy" family
The well-known Chinese parable, “The Okay Family,” most fully reveals the essence of happy family relationships.
A family of 100 people lived in one village. A special atmosphere of peace, harmony and mutual understanding reigned in it. Never quarreled or cursed here. This rumor reached the ruler of the country. He decided to check whether this is really so. Vladyka came to the village, found the head of the family and asked how he managed to maintain harmony between close people. The old man took a sheet of paper, wrote on it for a long time, and then handed it to the ruler. 3 words were written on paper: “Love”, “Patience” and “Forgiveness”. "And it's all?" - the ruler was surprised. To which the old man replied: “Yes! This is the basis not only of a good family, but of the world as a whole ... "