One day, a young monk went to see his master.

"Teacher, you said that we should save both bad and good people. But then bad people have lost their true nature, so how can we call them human anymore? If they are not human, then they need not to be saved!" the young monk inquired.The master was silent without answering his disciple's question. Then the master wrote the chinese letter "wo" (me), but wrote it upside down. "What is this?", the teacher asked. "This is a letter but written upside down," answered the young monk. "What is the letter?" "The letter of 'wo'!" "This 'wo' written upside down, can it be called a letter?" asked the teacher. "Of course not!" "If not, then why did you said that this is letter 'wo'? "Yes, it is!", he corrected his words. "If it is a letter, then why did you said that it is upside down?" The young monk could not say anything, had no idea of what to reply. "The 'wo' letter is a letter. A letter written upside down is also a letter. You said that this is a letter 'wo' and you knew that this letter was written upside down. It was because inside yourself you had understood well about the letter 'wo'. But then if you do not know letters, even if I write it upside down, you would not be able to distinguish it. After somebody tells you about it and after you see the real 'wo', then you distinguish it. After somebody tells you about it and after you see the real 'wo', then you will of course say that this is an upside down letter! The same applies to human. The bad and the good are both human. It is important that you understand what is the true nature of human. When you encounter the bad, guide them to their true nature. Then it would not be hard to save them...", so did the wise teacher explain.

Reflection:The truth is -there are no good men or bad men, but it is the deeds and thoughts that have goodness or badness in them. Men are just men--it is what they do, or refuse to do, that links them to good or evil. The noblest or the most wicked of men both have come into being - to realise the whole purpose and process and meaning of life within the boundaries of how they excercise their freedom of nature. Every one of us, every atom, every galaxy, and every particle of matter in the universe, are constantly moving towards God in their own orbits of revolution. A person with the heart of universal love realises this absolute truth and hence thinks and treats both good and the bad alike. Bhagawan Shri Krishna tells in Bhagavad Gita - "Api chet su-duracharo bhajate maam ananya-bhakt, sadhurev sa mantavya samyag vyvasito hi sah" (Chapter 9, verse 30) meaning - 'Even if the vilest sinner worships Me with full devotion, he should be considered a noble soul or saint; as he has taken the right step by worshipping Me.'