A father and his son were walking along a road one day with their donkey. Soon they met a man who told them how foolish they were to walk when they had a donkey to ride. So the father and son hopped up onto the donkey. They had only rode a little way when they met another man who criticized them for the two of them riding their poor donkey as he thought they were too heavy for the donkey to be carrying them. So the boy jumped down.
It was soon after that they met another traveler who thought it was inconsiderate of the father to make his son walk while he rode, so the father and son changed places. It wasn't long before that they came upon another person. He had the opinion that the son should be the one walking because his father was older and he should respect his father.
When last seen, the father and the son were trudging down the road carrying the donkey! (old fable)
We can't please everyone 100% of the time. It's impossible to do. We should live our lives trying only to please God. His approval is the only one that counts.
1 Thessalonians 2:4--"...We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts."
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