{"id":2625,"date":"2023-01-16T10:47:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T05:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2023-01-17T08:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T02:44:51","slug":"the-blind-man-and-the-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/2023\/01\/16\/the-blind-man-and-the-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blind Man and The Stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman-1024x323.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman-768x243.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/blidman-1536x485.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Story:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An old blind man was sitting on a busy street corner begging for money. On a cardboard sign, next to an empty tin cup, he had written: \u2018Blind \u2013 Please help\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one was giving him any money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A young advertising writer was walking through the city street when he noticed a blind man sitting on the side of the street with a sign, and an empty cup in front of him. He watched as many people passed him by without a second glance, let alone stopping to give money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advertising writer took a thick marker from his pocket, turned the cardboard sheet back-to-front, and re-wrote the sign, then went on his way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immediately, people began putting money into the tin cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a while, when the cup was overflowing, the blind man asked a stranger to tell him what the sign now said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt says,\u201d said the stranger, <strong>\u201c\u2018It\u2019s a beautiful day. You can see it. I cannot.&#8217;\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/news.plantlipids.in\/plnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/123henna_people_giving_money_to_old_blind_begger_62d407f0-0f17-4508-a5c8-52f6f73d72bc-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No matter what the message is, the way you communicate holds the power to determine its impact.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 172<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Story: An old blind man was sitting on a busy street corner begging for money. On a cardboard sign, next to an empty tin cup, he had written: \u2018Blind \u2013 Please help\u2019. No one was giving him any money. 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