Like tiny drops of crystal rain,
In every life the moments fall,
To wear away with silent beat,
The shell of selfishness o’er all.
And every act, not one too small,
That leaps from out the heart’s pure glow,
Like ray of gold sends forth a light,
While moments into seasons flow.
Athwart the dome, Eternity,
To Iris grown resplendent, fly
Bright gleams from every noble deed,
Till colors with each other vie.
’Tis glimpses of this grand rainbow,
Where moments with good deeds unite,
That gladden many weary hearts,
Inspiring them to seek more Light.
Joe: “I will never date a tennis player.”
Pete: “Why?”
Joe: “Love will mean nothing to her.”
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Fox and the Stork. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.
The Fable
“A Fox invited a Stork to dinner, at which the only fare provided
was a large flat dish of soup. The Fox lapped it up with great
relish, but the Stork with her long bill tried in vain to partake
of the savory broth. Her evident distress caused the sly Fox much
amusement. But not long after the Stork invited him in turn, and
set before him a pitcher with a long and narrow neck, into which
she could get her bill with ease. Thus, while she enjoyed her
dinner, the Fox sat by hungry and helpless, for it was impossible
for him to reach the tempting contents of the vessel.”
Note: I enjoyed this fable. It tells us so much about life. When we are trying to get one up on another it’s only a matter of time before the tables are turned. The cycle keeps repeating until we realize that it is better to cooperate despite differences. It is always possible to find a workable way among people who disagree. It takes hard work and a willingness to try to create something that benefits everyone.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
