A wise man asked his pupils, "How does one tell when night has ended and the day begun?"
"Is it when you can see an animal in the distance and know whether it's a sheep or a dog?" responded a pupil.
"No," said the wise man.
"Is it when you can clearly see the lines in the palm of your hand?"
"No," answered the wise man.
"Is it when you and look at a tree not too far away and tell whether it's a pear tree or a fig tree?"
"No," the wise man replied.
"Please tell us when," asked his pupils.
"When you can look on the face of any man or any woman and see that they are your sister or brother. Until then it is still night."
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