Cauldron  gave birth

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Let's start with a short story that is quite famous around here today.

Before we begin, let me give you a little background about our hero in the story. Nasreddin Hodja is a humorous hero who lived in the Anatolian Seljuk period. It is one of the first names that come to mind when anecdote is mentioned.

One day, Nasreddin Hodja asks his neighbor for a cauldron (big pot). After he finishes his work, he puts a small pot in the cauldron and returns it to his neighbor.

The neighbor who sees the small pot in the cauldron;

-What is this? she asks.

Nasreddin Hodja answers;

-Good new! Your cauldron gave birth.

This news is very pleasing to his neighbor.

"Okay," he accepts the pot.

After a while, Nasreddin Hodja asks his neighbor for the cauldron again. His neighbor gives the cauldron with a satisfied expression.

However, even after a while, Nasreddin Hodja does not return the cauldron. After waiting for a while, his neighbor goes to Nasreddin Hodja's house and asks for the cauldron back.

Nasreddin Hodja said to his neighbor with a sad face and voice;

-the boiler is dead

The neighbor is astonished;

Oh lord, does a cauldron ever die? Nasreddin Hodja gives the answer without thinking.

-You believe that the accident gave birth, but why don't you believe that it dies?

In the story, Nasreddin Hodja returns the cauldron, which he said was dead, to his neighbor. His aim from the very beginning is to teach a good lesson to his neighbor, who is very fond of his own interests.

The neighbor, who was given an extra pot, saying that he gave birth to a cauldron, does not question this situation because a small pot came with the cauldron he owned. It was quite a lucrative situation so he didn't think/question whether the accident would result.

After a while, when the borrowed cauldron did not come back, he was alarmed and went to Nasreddin Hodja to inquire about his cauldron. When he got the answer that the cauldron died, he decided to use his mind and logic, which he did not use when he gave birth to a cauldron.

The difference between the two events; It was the neighbor's gain when the cauldron gave birth. When the cauldron dies, it becomes harmful.

In situations where it is in our best interest, we can suspend our ability to question for as long as it suits us. Whenever it starts to be harmful, we use our ability to unhook and question.

It is an attitude that only people who think of their own interests will take. As long as the events serve their interests, there is no problem, but when they start to suffer from the experiences, they raise things up.

Finally, a simple but weighty sentence comes to my mind; Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.