Once the five fingers of a hand argued among themselves as to which
finger was greatest. The middle finger argued with ego, "I am taller than
all of you. There are two body guards on either side of me; I am
greatest." The index finger said, "You can do any work, only if I
show you to do that work. Otherwise, you cannot. So I am
greatest. The small finger intervened and said, "Though I am small
in size, I stand in the front as the Commander-in-Chief to punish any
individual or teach him a lesson. Therefore I am greatest."
Thereupon the ring finger laughed and said, "People wear diamond and
gem studded rings on the ring finger only. Hence I am the king
of all." Finally, after hearing all the arguments the thumb
laughed aloud and wound up that discussion and said, "None of you can
undertake any work without me. Therefore, let us all get
together and work. We cannot do any work with one finger.
When all the five fingers of the hand join together, we can do any
work." Similarly, if people are divided, no work can be
executed. Unity is very important.
-Divine Discourse,
Nov 23, 2008.