Thinking Out Loud ~ Are You Being Duped? Check Out Today’s Aesop’s Fable

Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.

The Fable

“A Wolf resolved to disguise himself in order that he might prey

upon a flock of sheep without fear of detection. So he clothed

himself in a sheepskin, and slipped among the sheep when they were

out at pasture. He completely deceived the shepherd, and when the

flock was penned for the night he was shut in with the rest. But

that very night as it happened, the shepherd, requiring a supply of

mutton for the table, laid hands on the Wolf in mistake for a

Sheep, and killed him with his knife on the spot.”

Note: Some folks consider themselves clever. They believe they’re smarter than everyone else; they believe they can manipulate everyone else. They do, until the people who are being taken advantage of decide enough is enough and confront the situation demanding honesty. It’s not always easy because the clever ones couch their motives as if they are working in our best interests when they are serving their self interests. In the end karma catches up to them. When we measure a person’s words through his/her actions we can see if they are working in our best interests or if they have another scheme afoot. We are not powerless. We don’t have to be duped.