The Young Crab and His Mother

Young Crab and Mother

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Walking Sideways

One day, a young crab and his mother were on the beach, spending some time together. The young crab gets up to move, but it can only walk sideways. His mother scolds him for walking sideways and asks him to walk forward by pointing his toes out front. The young crab responds, “I would like to walk forward mom, but I do not know how to”.

Hearing this, his mom gets up to show him how, but even she is unable to bend her knees forward. She realizes that she was being unfair, apologizes sheepishly, and sits back in the sand.

Moral: Don’t condemn someone for not doing something that you yourself are unable to do.