Once, a person's eyes, nose, and mouth had a meeting. First
the eyes said, "We, the eyes, are of utmost importance to the body.
Everything must be seen by us to know whether it is beautiful or not, big or
small, tall or short. Without eyes, walking around will be very difficult. So
we, the eyes, are very important. But we have been improperly placed under the
eyebrows, which are of no use. It is just not fair!"
Next, the nose said, "I, the nose, am the most
important. Only I can distinguish a good smell from a foul odor. The act of
breathing is also dependent on me. If I do not let the breath pass through,
everybody will die. So I am the most important. As important as I am, I have
been unfairly placed beneath the useless eyebrows. I am most unhappy."
Then the mouth said, "I am the most important part of
the human body. I can speak; if not for me, there would not be any
communication among people. I take in the food; if not for me, everybody would
die of hunger. Such an important part as myself has been placed in the lowest
part of the face. The useless eyebrows, however, have been put on the highest
part of the face. This I cannot accept!"
After the others had spoken, the eyebrows spoke slowly,
"Please do not fight anymore. We, the eyebrows, are surely the most
useless things; we admit defeat. We are willing to be placed below you."
Having said this, the eyebrows settled down below the eyes. Unfortunately, the
person no longer looked like a human being. Next, they eyebrows settled down
below the nose. It was still horrible; it still did not look like a human
being. Then the eyebrows settled down below the mouth. This looked even more
ghastly! The eyes, nose, and mouth huddled to discuss the situation again. They
concluded that it was best if the eyebrows returned to their original place on
the face; it was the most appropriate spot for them. When the eyebrows returned
to their original spot, the appearance was once again that of a human being.
Thus, we can see that what appears to be the most useless thing can be indeed
the most useful.
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