The Border between “Logic” and “Love for Others”
The Fourth Stitch Principle: A Story from my Grandfather
‘Long ago,’ my grandfather said one day, ‘before the introduction of mass production and the advent of shoe factories, people had to go to shoemakers to make them shoes.’
As a child, I always loved to know about what life was like when my grandfather was a child. He was a great storyteller and, no doubt, a wonderful master for me.
Among his many grandsons, I was probably the only one who would enjoy his company, counting seconds for him to take me far back in time, and he was well aware of that.
‘It took time to have a pair of shoes made, and it often cost a fortune.’ He continued. ‘That’s why most people would wear a pair of shoes for quite some time. When there was a tear in their shoes, they often had them repaired. The shoemaker would fix their shoes for some money. A few stitches would do the trick. Then, they could wear them for a couple of more months.’
‘I have 5 pairs of shoes.’ I interrupted him.
‘You’re lucky, son.’ He said with a gentle smile on his face, and continued:
‘One day, a man took his shoe to a local shoemaker and asked him to fix it for him.’
