“Follow Not Your Personal Inclination- Lest You Not Be Just.” A peasant was cooking supper for his friends when he noticed they were out of salt. He called his son: “Go to the village and buy salt. But pay the fair price for it; neither pricier nor cheaper.” His son was surprised: “I understand I shouldn’t pay more, father. But if we can bargain a little, why not save some money?” “In a large city, this is advisable. However, in a small city as ours, the entire village will notice it.” His guests overheard their conversation and wanted to know why one shouldn’t buy salt for less. The peasant answered: “Those who sell underpriced salt, do it in a desperate need for money. Those who take advantage of the situation, show disrespect for the sweat and battle of a man that worked to produce something.” “But that is too little to destroy a village.” “In the beginning of the world, injustice was scant as well. But everyone that came afterwards added something, thinking it was not important, and see where we got today.”
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