Are you a Lion or a Mouse!

The lion roared with pain as a nail had got into his paw, no one bothered to help him but a mouse. The lion was so appreciative of this fact that the next time the mouse was in trouble, the lion did not think twice to help him. The trust that the lion and the mouse showed on each other is still etched in my memory from the time I have read this in my school. I believed that stories with morals always had an impact on one’s life, not anymore.


The lion and the mouse story teach us the importance of appreciation, thanking, being there for each other at times of need irrespective of the fact that you may be the “King of the jungle” or of the “enormity of the deed”. Now take a moment and think, in your everyday life with the varying roles all of us play, how many such people or incident you remember where someone has appreciated/ thanked you without any expectations.

Every day when I teach my child that you should thank people for the good they do, I feel if this is of any use to her as the world around her does not have time to think about good. I write this as I experience this in the world I face each moment. People around you are waiting to see and talk about what was not right about something that you did rather than even notice one such thing they liked.

I find myself repeating that what a thankless job I do! The lions of today’s world are worried only about their pride and position and would just trample the mouse that would try removing the nail from its paw. So for all the mouse’s out there, mind your business and do what is required of you and when you become a lion , never loose sight of the fact that you too were a mouse once!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Reel of Feelings ( A- Anger) #AtoZ Challenge

Image
A- ANGER I knew I was one , it was just 6 weeks and there was a long journey ahead of me . Have I done right in listening to that voice who enticed me into this..yes into this . I heard someone calling "Latha ...Latha..is everything fine" and then it was a roller coaster ride, an experience of a free fall, some back and forth, a flattening , a vacuum , a rush and then stillness. And then the voice again, "So how is it?", I said I want to come back , this is getting a lot stickier than you told me and that was absolutely not the deal we had. It laughed and spoke with its usual calmness "It has just begun my dear , the deal is for a lifetime , she is a lovely human , with her your journey will become more beautiful and in the next few minutes you will know how she feels for you". That word again "feeling " I thought, I am happy feeling happy was what I was saying when there were not one but 3 voices. All was broken, "Are you sure",
Read more

And it made the difference - Write tribe festival of words #4

Was it in her womb or in the flowers bloom ; Up in those valleys travelled , in the moments that left me baffled ; In the smile of a tender face , all those tears I shed in those phase; What was that which made the difference ; it was the time I learnt to be creative Am I the one to inspire which is what I aspire; Are you the one who inspired and never gave in to what you desired; Through the dark tunnels and the lit up sky , quite a contrary is what I sigh ; What was that which made the difference ; it was the time I learnt to be creative Noises that I hear all the time, in this world of brain that is mine; Words out of a voice , where the need is just for poise; A life worth a million dollar , all it requires is love and valor; What was that which made the difference ; it was the time I learnt to be creative Will we ever meet , O supreme , in your space so sweet; Colors is what I see as far as my eyes could sting like a bee; This is what ma
Read more

I am fertile (#InfertilityNotATaboo)

I am fertile, I now have a 7 seven year old - sounds obnoxious , isn't it , well that's the truth and I find it very weird every time I get to hear this told to me "Thank God, all went well for you and you have this child , not many women are lucky". A land worth millions does not promise a yield, industries which has lived a lifetime cannot predict their next year  - For God's sake , I am a Woman human and I was not born with a tag. I mention the WOMAN in particular, for , the four people who live around my neighborhood only seem to have time to find my missing tag. I indeed thank the almighty for the bundle of joy he has given me , I am here to narrate my first hand experience of my friend with whom I have lived through one of her most unreasonable phase. Her wedding was the most talked about in our circle, she got the guy she loved, she had the best job, she was at the peak of her career, a dream wedding , a dreamier honeymoon in the alps( All comments on
Read more