Look at those roosters, always picking fights.
"Who do you think you are?!"
"Get away! This hen is mine; you can't have her!"
"This barnyard's not big enough for the two of us!"
That rooster over there has lost an eye; this rooster has had the crest torn from his head. That other one is missing feathers from both wings.
They tire themselves out fighting, but there is no real winner or loser. They're just waiting to start fighting all over again.
You should not do as roosters do, causing their own suffering and seeking their own destruction.
Inspired by: Come to the Secret Garden: Sufi Tales of Wisdom by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen
Notes: This story is on p. 29 of the book. Many of the stories in this book are little sermons prompted by observations of animal and plant life.
No comments:
Post a Comment