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My favourite stories:
Fox & the sour grapes
The fox, failing to reach the grapes, 'rejected'
it as sour. His friends, however, said he had failed and so he was calling the grapes sour.
The
humiliated fox was provoked into action ? while his friends slept, he worked hard for long hours, practising
the high jump. One day, as his friends watched, he jumped and deftly grabbed the grapes. The
fox earned their respect and titles were conferred upon him.
The
poor fox, however, discovered to his dismay that the grapes he'd managed to attain were in fact
sour. How could he reject it now? Would he not be jeered at?
The
fox had reached the point of no return; he must feed on, pretending to eat the sour grapes with
great relish. Miserable and unable to share his secret,
the fox eventually fell ill and died.
Question: What if the grapes turn out
to be sour?
II
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight
is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves.
"One is evil - he is anger, envy,
sorrow, greed, regret, lies, self-pity, arrogance, guilt, resentment, inferiority, false pride, superiority and ego.
"The
other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion
and faith.
"This same fight is going on inside you -- and inside every other
person, too."
The grandson
thought for a minute and then asked his grandfather,
"Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee replied, "The one
you feed."
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