A single worn brown leather shoe rests on a windowsill in warm sunlight.

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Persian proverb

I scowled because I had no shoes on my feet, until further down the street I saw a man with no feet at all.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker resented having no shoes until seeing someone with no feet, a reminder that our grievances shrink when set beside a greater loss.

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