There was a man named Ramanujadasan in a place called Maraneri. The incident tells of a conversation he had with certain group of people and his advice to them.
One day a group of scholars was proceeding along a narrow path . Behind them came a man with a big bundle on his head.
Usually the rule was that if an old man, or a man carrying a big weight , or a pregnant woman or an ailing person happened to come along , then the other must move aside and give them first right of passage .
But the scholars were greatly honored, with kings showing them respect . The scholars on the path did not move aside for the man carrying the burden, for they felt that as learned men, they had the right to pass through first.
Maraneri Ramanujadasan told them ~
” WHILE YOU MAY BE HONOURED PEOPLE, IS TEHRE ANY RULE THAT PROHIBITS YOU FROM BEING MERCIFUL AND KIND TO A MAN CARRYING SUCH A HEAVY WEIGHT ?”
AN INTROVERT EMPATH🙏 
It seems that
the learned and the lettered men
with all their honours
are carrying more weight than the lad with the woods.
the weight of the pride
and its load ain’t allowing them to climb
the moral ladders.
Crowned with knowledge
may be they thought that
mercy is for simpletons and second-hand souls.
perhaps they reserved it for rich mortals
why waste on wood choppers?
A tonnage of wisdom
and all that mighty words in mind
couldn’t help a brother
lighten his head and dread.
That is a crime. I hope
gods shall it make a note.
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