The Moment of Dawn

A Rabbi gathered together his students and asked them:

"How do we know the exact moment when night ends and day begins?"

"When it's light enough to tell a sheep from a dog," said one boy.

Another boy said:"No, when it's light enough to tell an olive tree from a fig tree."

"No, that's not a good definition either."

"Well, what's the right answer?" asked the boys.

And the Rabbi said:

"When a stranger approaches, and we think he is our brother, and all conflicts disappear, that is the moment when night ends and day begins."

Wonderful definition, isn't it?

(Source: Shimon Peres, winner of the Noble Prize for Peace, told this story during the World Economic Forum at Davos)