An old story goes something like this... A Fox was walking through the forest.. He saw a Bunch of Grapes hanging above. The Fox wanted the Grapes. He tried to reach for it. He did not get it. He tried again. It remained out of reach. He gave up. Then, as is commonly alleged, he said : "Those Grapes were probably sour anyway."
This comment has been distorted and seriously misinterpreted for millenia.
There was nothing wrong with wanting the Grapes. And he tried earnestly to get what he wanted. However, he did not succeed. Not his fault. He tried again. That is what we are all supposed to do if we don't get what we want at the first attempt, right ? So this Fox is not the kind of fox, who gives up easily... Later, he gave up. Clearly, the Fox realised that he would not get the Grapes (at least by continuing with the present methods employed). It was a fact. He accepted it. He did not keep jumping up and down like a moron. He knew precisely when to quit. And he did. Then comes the comment.. This is where the crux of the issue lies.
Isn't it possible, that all he was trying to do, was to be a little optimistic ??? To look at the bright side ???
Isn't it possible, that his sixth sense had warned him that there was something wrong with the Grapes ???
Isn't it possible, that as a Believer in the Flow of the Universe, the fox felt that the Grapes had been denied to him for his own good ???
But nobody gave the poor guy his due. Nobody could stand the fact that here was a Fox who knew how to cope with the disappointment of not getting what he wanted. They rejoiced when he did not get the grapes, yet they were disappointed when he refused to be devastated by the Loss of the Grapes. If he had fallen down weeping, pining for the grapes, the world would have been happy.. But no.. He did not. He couldn't care less. And man, they just couldn't bear this optimistic Fox...Well...
The Fox went his way.
The Giraffe Aspect
Minutes later, a Giraffe walked by.
The Giraffe saw the Grapes.
He reached for it.
He got it.
He ate it.
He died.
The End.
This comment has been distorted and seriously misinterpreted for millenia.
There was nothing wrong with wanting the Grapes. And he tried earnestly to get what he wanted. However, he did not succeed. Not his fault. He tried again. That is what we are all supposed to do if we don't get what we want at the first attempt, right ? So this Fox is not the kind of fox, who gives up easily... Later, he gave up. Clearly, the Fox realised that he would not get the Grapes (at least by continuing with the present methods employed). It was a fact. He accepted it. He did not keep jumping up and down like a moron. He knew precisely when to quit. And he did. Then comes the comment.. This is where the crux of the issue lies.
Isn't it possible, that all he was trying to do, was to be a little optimistic ??? To look at the bright side ???
Isn't it possible, that his sixth sense had warned him that there was something wrong with the Grapes ???
Isn't it possible, that as a Believer in the Flow of the Universe, the fox felt that the Grapes had been denied to him for his own good ???
But nobody gave the poor guy his due. Nobody could stand the fact that here was a Fox who knew how to cope with the disappointment of not getting what he wanted. They rejoiced when he did not get the grapes, yet they were disappointed when he refused to be devastated by the Loss of the Grapes. If he had fallen down weeping, pining for the grapes, the world would have been happy.. But no.. He did not. He couldn't care less. And man, they just couldn't bear this optimistic Fox...Well...
The Fox went his way.
The Giraffe Aspect
Minutes later, a Giraffe walked by.
The Giraffe saw the Grapes.
He reached for it.
He got it.
He ate it.
He died.
The End.
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it's a crime that you don't write more often
B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L :)
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