There was
a man who went around the neighborhood cursing the parish priest and spreading
libel about him. Finally, he felt sorry and went to the priest asking him to
forgive his wrongdoings. He said that he was prepared to do anything to make up
for his sin. The priest told him to tear up a pillow and let down fly with the
wind. It sounded weird but easy to do.
The man
returned to the priest.
The
priest said, “Now, go and collect all the down. Although your repentance and
willingness to correct the evil that you've done are sincere, you cannot make
up for the damage that you've done with your words, just like you can't collect
all the down from a torn pillow.”
Prepared
by The Catalog of Good Deeds
CONVERSATION