ﻣﺮ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺣﺪ ﺷﻮﺍﺭﻉ ﺍﻟﻜﻮﻓﺔ
ﻓﺮﺃﻯ ﺃﻃﻔﺎﻻ" ﻳﻠﻌﺒﻮﻥ
ﻭ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮﺏ ﻣﻨﻬﻢ ﻃﻔﻞ ﻳﺠﻠﺲ ﻟﻮﺣﺪﻩ !
ﻓﺤﺴﺒﻪ ﻳﺘﻴﻤﺎ" ﺃﻭ ﻓﻘﻴﺮﺍ
"ﻓﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻴﻪ ﺩﺭﻫﻤﺎ" ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻄﻔﻞ : ﺇﻧﻲ
ﻟﺴﺖ ﺑﺤﺎﺟﺔ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ .
ﻓﺮﺩ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ ; ﺇﺫﺍ" ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﻻ ﺗﻠﻌﺐ ﻣﻊ
ﺍﻷﻭﻻﺩ ؟؟
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺏ ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﺯﺍﺋﻠﺔ
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻢ : ﻟﻜﻨﻚ ﻣﺎ ﺯﻟﺖ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺍ
"ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻄﻔﻞ ﺃﻋﻠﻢ ﺫﻟﻚ
ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻨﻲ ﺭﺃﻳﺖ ﺃﻣﻲ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﻮﻗﺪ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺭ ﻭﻗﺪ
ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺑﺼﻐﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺤﻄﺐ
ﻓﺄﺧﺸﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺃﻛﻮﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺻﻐﺎﺭ ﺟﻬﻨﻢ .
" ﻣﺎ ﺃﻋﻈﻢ ﺻﻐﺎﺭﻫﻢ ﻭﻣﺎ ﺃﺻﻐﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺜﻴﺮ
.ﻣﻦ ﻛﺒﺎﺭﻧﺎ "