An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice.
He ordered his servants to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was
“Break it.”The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was
The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the Bundle.
The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful.
“Untie the bundle,” said the father, “and each of you take a stick.” When they had done so, he called
When they had done so, he called out to them: “Now, break,” and each stick was easily broken.”You
“You see my meaning,” said their father.
I am not pretty sure if the old man’s sons understood the moral of the story or not, but here it is for all of us.
Union gives strength.
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