Anecdote of Unseen Goodness

A very strict archbishop of the Quilopian Republic was always commenting on and criticizing his priests every time he found something wrong or very improper works which his priests did. One of whom he criticized most was a priest named Fr. Kenny.
One morning, Fr. Kenny was summoned to talk with the archbishop for the first time. “Good Morning Your Excellency!” the priest greeted the archbishop. Then the archbishop replied angrily, “For what? What are you doing after the mass, eat and sleep? Is that a kind of formation that your seminary taught you? Did the seminary where you came from teach you something on pastoral works aside from the mass? Fr. Kenny Do something that can help your parish more than what can I do. Do your ordinary duties extra ordinarily well. Be an animator. Be a good priest!” The priest humbly went out from the office with total sadness.
He reflected on why among so many priests the archbishop is not so close to him. Moments passed by and on another time the archbishop called him again in his office, “Good morning Your Excellency!” the priest greeted. “Why you did not give mass schedules to the mountain areas? Why are you too lazy to give time to these poor people?” the archbishop questioned. The priest uttered no words. He just bowed down and felt humiliated. And after that, he went out with complete depression.
On the third time the archbishop called him for another personal talk. As he entered the office, he immediately saying, “What else have I never done? Am I getting worst, your Excellency?” the priest inquired in an irritated manner. “Calm down… No…” the archbishop humbly replied, “You are nominated as bishop! Congratulations! Tomorrow, I command you to report to the Papal Nunciature.”

Moral Lesson:
Sometimes those people whom we think as bad are somehow the one who have extremely unseen goodness. William Shakespeare says “must be cruel only to be kind," is an oxymoron and metaphorical way of saying “Let the man feel the hardship for his own good.”