Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out, saying it was awful. It apparently had become stale because of the old leather container. The student challenged his teacher: "Master, the water was foul. Why did you pretend to like it?"
The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter."
This story, today I found on internet. It is written by some English writer. But the thing that it reminded me is the life incidence of Hazrat Hakim ul Ummah RhA, which I onced read in some book. Once on some Eid occasion, he was presented a dress as a gift from his elder wife. She spent whole month in sewing an embroidering it. But the problem was that it didn't suit with the personality of Hazrat RhA. But He still accepted it to please her and lead Eid prayer dressed in it. After salah, one of his mureed said that "Hazrat this dress doesn't suit with your personality", He gave this to him and said that you wear it.
So our elders were really holders of great akhlaaq. My own Hazrat DB once during a wa'az in last Ramadhan, started crying and said that "nowadays ummah has become devoid of akhlaq. People don't care for others. They beat their wives. I myself never ever shouted or got angery on my faqirni (wife), except one occasion that I got a bit angry, but I at-once apologized."
Many Thanks to Allah for Blessing Us With Such Great Elders
Allahumma Lakalhamdu Wa Lakashukru
Allahumma Lakalhamdu Wa Lakashukru