Intergalactic Summit

Might I ask, what inspired this poem?

Four stones lie on the side of a road.
The first to find them began to speak with one, teaching it virtue as he carried it away, never quite realizing it wasn't listening.
The second stared at one for a long while, determining if it was worth his time. When he realized it was not changing, he became angry. When he cast it up a hill in disgust, it came back with many more of it's kind.
The third passed his by, too distracted by the fleeing man to notice.
The fourth found his, and the unnoticed one, and emote them together until one was sharp.
He alone had made his point.

I like. By all means, anyone can add their own poems, proverbs and philosophies. I'd be quite intrigued at anything that turns up.

interesting I also heard this rhyme as a child though it was a little different.

"One fine day, in the middle of the night
two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other
drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard this noise
came up, and shot the two dead boys.
If you don't believe this lie is true
go ask the blind man he saw it too."

Interesting commonality, given that my initial effort just occurred to me out of the blue. Where did you hear that version from?

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.

In my youth I was told that in a certain city every one lived according to the Scriptures.

And I said, "I will seek that city and the blessedness thereof." And it was far. And I made great provision for my journey. And after forty-days I beheld the city and on the forty-first day I entered into it.

And lo! the whole company of the inhabitants had each but a single eye and but one hand. And I was astonished and said to myself, "Shall they of this so holy city have but one eye and one hand?"

Then I saw that they too were astonished, for they were marvelling greatly at my two hands and my two eyes. And as they were speaking together I inquired of them saying, "Is this indeed the Blessed City, where each man lives according to the Scriptures?" And they said, "Yes, this is that city."

"And what," said I, "hath befallen you, and where are your right eyes and your right hands?"

And all the people were moved. And they said, "Come thou and see."

And they took me to the temple in the midst of the city. And in the temple I saw a heap of hands and eyes. All withered. Then said I, "Alas! what conqueror hath committed this cruelty upon you?"

And there went a murmur amongst them. And one of their elders stood forth and said, "This doing is of ourselves. God hath made us conquerors over the evil that was in us."

And he led me to a high altar, and all the people followed. And he showed me above the alter and inscription graven, and I read:
"If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of th members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell."

Then I understood. And I turned about to all the people and cried, "Hath no man or woman among you two eyes or two hands?"
And they answered me saying, "No, not one. There is none whole save such as are yet too young to read the Scripture and to understand its commandment."

And when we had come out of the temple, I straightway left that Blessed City; for I was not too young, and I could read the scripture.