The old sage calls his disciples to him. When everyone gathers, he shows them a white piece of paper with a black dot drawn in the center.
– What do you see here, – asks the sage.
– A dot, – answers one of the disciples.
– A black dot, – confirms the other.
– A thick, black dot, – completes the third.
The teacher bows his head, walks to the wall, sits in the corner and begins to cry.
– Why are you crying, teacher, – the disciples asked in surprise.
– I am crying because all my disciples saw only the small black dot, and none of them noticed the white, clean paper…
How often do we judge people based on small flaws and ignore their merits?