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In a city in India, a sacred statue is paraded through the streets on the back of a donkey. Crowds gather, bowing and reaching out to touch the statue as it passes.

The donkey, feeling the energy and reverence, mistakenly believes the respect is for him. He thinks: “How wonderful is all this respect they are showing me!” and decides to stop walking, believing he’s giving people more time to admire him.

But his owner promptly strikes him and shouts: “Come on! Move. What do you mean by disrupting the procession like this?”

The donkey protests angrily, but the owner laughs and says:
“What a foolish animal you are! These people don't care about you. They came to see the statue you are carrying on your back.”

A sharp fable about mistaking borrowed importance for true worth, and the danger of confusing the platform with the person.

🐴 A timeless reminder: Don’t let applause make you forget who they’re really clapping for.

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