A Blind Man Holding A Lamp In His Hand

A blind man walked in the night, holding a lamp, and carrying a jar on his back. A captious fellow who met him said : —” O ignorant man ! Day and night are the same to thee, and so are light and darkness to thy eyes ; then what is the use of this lamp ? ” The blind man replied, laughing :—” This lamp is not for me, but for thyself, who art blind at heart and heedless, that thou mayest not knock against me and break my jar.”