Thinking Out Loud ~ Give Love & Forgiveness a Chance

Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Lion and the Boar. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.

The Fable

“One hot and thirsty day in the height of summer a Lion and a

Boar came down to a little spring at the same moment to drink. In a

trice they were quarrelling as to who should drink first. The

quarrel soon became a fight and they attacked one another with the

utmost fury. Presently, stopping for a moment to take breath, they

saw some vultures seated on a rock above evidently waiting for one

of them to be killed, when they would fly down and feed upon the

carcass. The sight sobered them at once, and they made up their

quarrel, saying, “We had much better be friends than fight and be

eaten by vultures.”

Note: All I have to do is flip on my TV or turn my iPad to today’s news to see the wisdom in today’s Aesop’s fable. Countries fight inflicting immeasurable pain on each other. The suffering is immense on all sides of the conflict. Courageous people will search for ways to resolve differences before they escalate into a war. Perhaps forgiveness and love should be given a chance.