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Two men met who were from the same small town. they got to talking and discovered that they had the same last name. After further discussion they found that their fathers have the same name and they are both men of about the same age. Oddly enough neither of the men had seen their fathers since they were children. They start discussing the possibility that they are brthers. So they begin comparing their dads.

First one starts off saying his dad is real tall, which he would be to any child, and the second agrees that his dad fits the bill. one says he was real strong, and the other agrees. One says he had a hearty laugh, as did the other. So far so good.

Then things start to change. First one describe his dad's hair, his beard, his mustache, his dress. These things could be changed easily, and details misremembered from childhood, so after some thought they agree that it still could be the same man.

Then he describes his dad's face and his character. The things he taught them and the way he dealt with people. Now there is a definite difference. One man is kindly, merciful, laughing at a good joke, generous to strangers. The other is scornful, bitter, prone to take rather than give, taking pleasure in the pain of others. One family had taken in orphans and the other had actually driven out a daughter that had fallen out of favor. The one father taught his sons and daughters of the equality of all people, the other said that only his sons really mattered. One face showed power with self restraint, the other looked simply vengeful and sullen.

After all this they finally decided that they were not sons of the same man. They were not brothers.

The first man invites the second to dinner to talk about the town and childhood. In spite of not being brothers they still have a fair amount in common. The second man simply scowls and pulls the pin.

First one starts off saying his dad is real tall, which he would be to any child, and the second agrees that his dad fits the bill. one says he was real strong, and the other agrees. One says he had a hearty laugh, as did the other. So far so good. Then things start to change. First one describe his dad's hair, his beard, his mustache, his dress. These things could be changed easily, and details misremembered from childhood, so after some thought they agree that it still could be the same man.

And then one said that his father made living by robbery, killed those who disagreed with him and married a child, the other one said that his father was chaste, told to love one's enemies and to turn the second cheek.

<SARCASM> Only the bigot would not see that both fathers are alike.</SARCASM>

Another analogy would be that the two men were both sons of the loving father. One son, having a better memory and soft heart, remembers his father accurately. The other son, born with a poorer memory and posessing a hard heart from cruel life experiences, remembers his father differently and less accurately.