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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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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Oh how true that is BB. How much better of a place this world would be if more people would follow that last line. Thanks so much for sharing that with us today.
Seems there is often a self serving S.O.B. somewhere in every story. Just Sayin...RJS
Who knew? The old Greek was a Christian.
Either that or he had no idea of what he was talking about. Justr Sayin....RJS
Robert J Samples wrote:
Either that or he had no idea of what he was talking about. Justr Sayin....RJS
or mayhaps
he knew exactly what he was talkin bout
badbobby wrote:
or mayhaps
he knew exactly what he was talkin bout
Methinks, on this, BB...we agree.
BadFisherman wrote:
Methinks, on this, BB...we agree.
then,I'm sorry I posted it
Spiritof27 wrote:
don't be like that bobby
just a snide riposte to BF Spirit
no harm meant
cept to BF
alright, but don't be sorry - I kinda liked it.
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