The Storm You Cannot See
There was once an old ferryman who took people across a wide river every day. He had been rowing his small wooden boat for more than forty years. One rainy afternoon, a young businessman boarded the boat. Throughout the journey, he complained about everything. "The boat is too slow." "Why are you taking this route?" "Can't you row faster?" The ferryman quietly continued rowing without saying a word. The young man became irritated. "Why don't you answer? Are you ignoring me?" Just then, an elderly woman sitting at the back of the boat gently said, "Son, look at his hands." The young man looked carefully. The ferryman's hands were covered with deep scars, and one wrist was wrapped with an old cloth bandage. After reaching the shore, the young man learned that the ferryman had injured his hand a few days earlier while rescuing two children whose boat had overturned in the river. He had come to work despite the ...