The following picks are for your deep thinking part
of the mind. Read, think and kindle your gray matter.
Once upon a time, there lived two
friends in the shade of a rock. It would sound strange, but one
of them was a lion and the other was a tiger. They were friends
since their childhood. They knew each other from the time, when
they were too small to understand the difference between the lions
and the tigers. Thus, their friendship was not at all strange
to them.
After few years, when they have become
older, they got into an argument regarding how the cold weather
is formed. The Tiger said,” It is a well known fact that
cold comes when the moon decreases from full to new”. But,
the Lion opined, “No. That is incorrect. In fact, the cold
comes when the moon increases from new to full". The argument
continued and their disagreement became stronger and stronger
between them. They really started disliking each other.
At this time, a wise monk was passing
by the area. In order to put an end to the disagreement both decided
to clarify the question with the old man. The monk on hearing
their question burst into laughter. "Look my dear friends,
it can be cold in any phase of the moon. Moon has nothing to do
with the cold, it is the wind which brings in the cold. So, both
of you were incorrect in your conclusion."
The monk also said,"See, both
of you are sharing a very good relationship from your childhood
and as you grow older you should ensure that worldly observation
and understanding are not separating you."
The Lion and the Tiger understood the
message of the wise monk. They thanked him for the kind suggestion
given by him. Both of them lived happily thereafter as good friends.
Opinion comes and opinion goes but a broken friendship cannot
be repaired. So preserve your friendship at any cost!
