It is said Juha once mounted on his donkey while his son walked by his side. As they passed by another group of people the people said, "Look at this inconsiderate father! He rides the donkey in comfort while his son is walking by him in the sun!" Juha heard them, stopped the donkey, dismounted and let his son ride instead. They continued on, and as Juha felt better about himself, they passed by another group of people. One of them said, "Look at this disobedient son! He rides while leaving his father to walk in the sun!" Juha heard them, stopped his donkey and mounted it along withhis son to save himself from people's criticism. They then passed by a people who said, "Look at these inconsiderate people! They do not have pity on the animal!" Juha then dismounted and said to his son, "Dear son, please descend." The son descended and began to walk by his father's side. They passed by some people who said, "Look at these two foolish people! They are walking whilst no one is riding the donkey! Why was the donkey created if not to be mounted on?" Juha screamed, and dragged his son. They sat beneath the donkey and lifted it up on their shoulders! “ (saying Come on, if we don’t do this, it will be impossible to make people stop talking. It just goes to show how hard it is to escape the opinions of men.”)
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