It would be a much better world if we all practiced what we preached wouldn't it? One of my favorites is "Don't confuse my personality with my attitude. My personality is who I am, my attitude depends on who you are." So which is the better side, this or the donkey and the tiger?
People are fun. I guess Chris wanted to show how moral she is, so she posted the following in response to John's post: I was taught that when you let anger control your thinking you are giving power to the person causing the anger. Just saying. John Fast, Yesterday at 4:34 PM Hate has 4 letters but so does love Enemies has 7 letters but so does Friends Lying has 5 letters but so does Truth Cry has 3 letters but so does Joy Negativity has 10 letters but so does but do does Positivity Life is a two sided coin, choose the better side of it I guess she forgot about this little parable directed towards me. You are both sides of the coin Chris, as are most people. You can't erase what you said by deleting and posting little symbols in their place. Don't you hate that part of this site? When you create a thread you cannot delete the starting post and remove the thread! In this short story, a heated debate arises between a donkey and a tiger so they go to the lion for help. What he advises might surprise you. The Parable of the Donkey and the Tiger ~ Grady Polcyn The donkey told the tiger, “The grass is blue.” The tiger replied, “No, the grass is green.” The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion. As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn’t it true that the grass is blue?” The lion replied: “If you believe it is true, the grass is blue.” The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him.” The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with five years of silence.” The Donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way. The Tiger accepted his punishment, but before he left he asked the Lion, “Why have you punished me? After all, the grass is green.” The Lion replied, “In fact, the grass is green.” The Tiger asked, “So, why are you punishing me?” The Lion replied, “That has nothing to do with the question of whether or not the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is not logical for an intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey. And on top of that, come and bother me with a question like that. The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions.” The moral of this story: There are people who, no matter how much evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment… and all they want is to be right, even if they are not. One of the most basic principles of success is to maintain a high teachability index — that is to remain teachable and coachable. You’ll find that the most successful people are always keeping their mind and ears open to improvement… but only from those that are more successful than them (in whatever aspect of life they are trying to improve in). Don’t get caught in the trap of arguing with those committed to misunderstanding you. Identify when this is happening and with whom, and then re-evalute your circle, if needed. Keep rising, GP Source: https://gradypolcyn.medium.com/the-parable-of-the-donkey-and-the-tiger-11a4b0b9327c Last edited: Mar 28, 2024 eyesopen, Mar 27, 2024
You are correct my man. Had to write an alternative ending to this story in 8th English back in the day.
