There’s a story about a merchant traveling through the desert on a freezing night with his camel. As the night grew colder, the camel asked if he could just put his nose inside the merchant’s tent. The merchant agreed. Soon after, the camel asked to put in his head, then his front legs, then his whole body—until eventually, the camel had taken over the entire tent, and the merchant was left outside in the cold.
This story shows how letting in even a small wrong, thinking “it’s just a little thing,” can slowly grow until it takes over your heart. What starts as something minor can dull your conscience and leave you with deep regret when it’s too late to turn back.