An old tailor was engrossed in his work when his young son entered the shop and said in an excited voice, "Baba, Baba, I have memorized the initial rules of my lesson well and recited them to my teacher. He has promoted me to the next class with distinction."
The father happily kissed his son's forehead and congratulated him. Then the son said, "Baba, you promised that when I memorize these rules, you would teach me the best trick to live life. Baba, fulfill that promise today."
The old tailor said, "Yes, my son, I remember very well. Let me finish my work, and then I will advise you with some wise words. Please hand me those scissors." The son handed the scissors to his father.
Then the old tailor started cutting a large piece of cloth into small pieces with the scissors. After cutting the cloth, he threw the scissors into the shoes on the ground. Then he picked up a needle, threaded it, and started sewing the pieces together beautifully. He sewed the pieces together and turned them into a beautiful garment, and then stuck the needle in the turban tied on his head. Then he put the remaining thread in his pocket.
The tailor's son was watching all this in amazement. He couldn't resist asking, "Baba, you have done strange things today that I have never seen before. Why did you put the expensive scissors in the shoes on the ground and the cheap needle in the turban on your head?"
His tailor father said with a smile, "Son, listen, that big cloth was like a family, which the scissors divided into small pieces. So, the scissors are an example of the person who creates cracks in interconnected and strong relationships and forces them to separate."
The needle is an example of the person who keeps connecting those relationships again, and the thread is an example of a helper who cannot sew if he is not in the needle.
Now, my son, you must remember this advice throughout your life that people who appear outwardly valuable but are divisive in relationships, their place is in the shoes like scissors, and people who always unite, no matter how ordinary they may appear like a needle, should always be treated with respect and placed on the head."
My son, my last advice, you saw that I put the thread in my pocket after finishing the work. It means always remember to have helpful and sincere friends around you whenever you intend to do any work.
A tale taken from ancient Arabic literature, narrated.