“A BURNT BISCUIT NEVER HURT ANYONE;
 BUT YOUR WORDS SHALL”

The story is told of a father who, without grumbling, consumed the burnt biscuits prepared by his mother.  How considerate are we to our partners?

One evening the wife prepared a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burnt biscuits and served to the family members.  The children were unhappy and found it difficult to eat it. But when they looked at their father, he was eating it as if nothing happened, smiling and thanking his wife for the wonderful food. One of the children heard his mother apologizing for the burnt biscuit, but his father was consoling her at that time saying, “Honey, I love burned biscuits”.

Later that night the son who heard his father say the above, went to his father to say good night, as it was the practice in their home. He asked his father, “Dad, did you really like the burnt biscuits?”

He wrapped the son in his arms and said, “Your Mom put in a long hard day at work today and she is really tired… Besides, a burnt biscuit never hurt anyone; but your word shall!”

We should be aware that the world is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. Our attitude towards the ‘imperfect’ people should be that of compassion and consideration. Can we claim that we are the best at everything? If we accept that we also are imperfect, the negative perspective towards others changes. We become considerate.  What we have to learn is to accept each other’s faults and choose to celebrate each other’s differences. It is one of the most important key to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.