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Sep 5, 2020 09:43:58   #
bahmer Loc: Northern Illinois Rockford
 
badbobby wrote:
an Aesops fable
A lion, growing old, lay sick in his cave. All the beasts came to visit their king, except the Fox. The Wolf therefore, thinking that he had a capital opportunity, accused the Fox to the Lion of not paying any respect to him who had the rule over them all and of not coming to visit him. At that very moment the Fox came in and heard these last words of the Wolf. The Lion roaring out in a rage against him, the Fox sought an opportunity to defend himself and said, “And who of all those who have come to you have benefited you so much as I, who have traveled from place to place in every direction, and have sought and learnt from the physicians the means of healing you?’ The Lion commanded him immediately to tell him the cure, when he replied, “You must flay a wolf alive and wrap his skin yet warm around you.” The Wolf was at once taken and flayed; whereon the Fox, turning to him, said with a smile, “You should have moved your master not to ill, but to good, will.”’



When our goal is to spread cruelty and harm through others, we inadvertently bring that cruelty and harm into our own lives. We should always strive to make those around us want for good things, so our lives are also enriched by their goodness.
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Amen and Amen

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Sep 5, 2020 19:26:18   #
Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA
 
badbobby wrote:
an Aesops fable
A lion, growing old, lay sick in his cave. All the beasts came to visit their king, except the Fox. The Wolf therefore, thinking that he had a capital opportunity, accused the Fox to the Lion of not paying any respect to him who had the rule over them all and of not coming to visit him. At that very moment the Fox came in and heard these last words of the Wolf. The Lion roaring out in a rage against him, the Fox sought an opportunity to defend himself and said, “And who of all those who have come to you have benefited you so much as I, who have traveled from place to place in every direction, and have sought and learnt from the physicians the means of healing you?’ The Lion commanded him immediately to tell him the cure, when he replied, “You must flay a wolf alive and wrap his skin yet warm around you.” The Wolf was at once taken and flayed; whereon the Fox, turning to him, said with a smile, “You should have moved your master not to ill, but to good, will.”’



When our goal is to spread cruelty and harm through others, we inadvertently bring that cruelty and harm into our own lives. We should always strive to make those around us want for good things, so our lives are also enriched by their goodness.
an Aesops fable br A lion, growing old, lay sick i... (show quote)


SO TRUE!

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Sep 5, 2020 19:30:32   #
Blackdog Loc: Round Rock, TX
 
Ahh Zen Bobby, I am pleased you understand the difference and share that experience. It is not that the fox is clever. It is that he thinks of others first.

And to RJS I ask, should the Monk be worthless? He has spent his life thinking for the true meaning to life and yet done little. Is he worthless as according to our "The power of meaning" post.

I think not...

and the zen joke is.....We shall see.

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Sep 5, 2020 20:04:20   #
Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA
 
Blackdog wrote:
Ahh Zen Bobby, I am pleased you understand the difference and share that experience. It is not that the fox is clever. It is that he thinks of others first.

And to RJS I ask, should the Monk be worthless? He has spent his life thinking for the true meaning to life and yet done little. Is he worthless as according to our "The power of meaning" post.

I think not...

and the zen joke is.....We shall see.


Or not.

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Sep 5, 2020 20:14:51   #
Kerry Hansen Loc: Bremerton, WA
 
I remember my Mother reading me from a BIG book of Aesop's fables in the mid 40s. Have remembered some of them, like the "Ant and the Grasshopper" I wanted that old book, but for some reason it disappeared, I have my suspicions, anyway, so I recently bought a new one for my Grandson.

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Sep 5, 2020 20:38:34   #
Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas
 
No one is worthless but some throw their lives away needlessly!Just Sayin...RJS

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Sep 5, 2020 20:40:04   #
Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA
 
Well the fables have worked for thousands of years to try to put a modicum of morals, ethics and common sense into young peoples' minds. Probably a wise investment. You probably remember the ant and the grasshopper because that one was a Disney cartoon. Remember the fox and the grapes? And while we're talking about Aesop, I'm not sure the fable that BB shared is one of his. I remember a fable about a lion and fox, but that's sure not how it went.

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Sep 5, 2020 20:58:08   #
Blackdog Loc: Round Rock, TX
 
Exactly.

On another note:
Let me know if hammering those sharp edges works for you.

We also used a grinder/sander and as someone else said, it always clogs up the sanding/grinding discs.
Good Luck
BD

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Sep 5, 2020 21:24:39   #
Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.
 
Good one BB

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Sep 6, 2020 01:48:46   #
Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA
 
Blackdog wrote:
Exactly.

On another note:
Let me know if hammering those sharp edges works for you.

We also used a grinder/sander and as someone else said, it always clogs up the sanding/grinding discs.
Good Luck
BD


I sure will.

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Sep 7, 2020 08:25:45   #
Marty Dykes Loc: Va. Beach, Va.
 
Just when you think BB really is bad he will come up with something to prove you wrong. Maybe there are two BB’s. As Robert would say “just saying”.

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