A crab mother was teaching her son to walk by the seaside when she saw a person passing by. She had a sudden thought: humans walk forward, while crabs walk sideways. Why not teach my son to walk forward like humans?
She said to the little crab, “Do you see that person? Walk forward like him.”
The little crab obediently tried to walk forward but couldn’t control himself and walked sideways instead.
“Not right, try again.”
“Wrong, walk again.”
The little crab tried many times but couldn’t walk forward like a human. Finally, he said, “Mom, why don’t you walk and show me how to go forward?”
The crab mother replied, “Alright, I’ll demonstrate. Watch carefully.”
However, after trying many times, the crab mother, just like the little crab, could only walk sideways.
This story teaches us that if you cannot do something yourself, you shouldn’t teach others.
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