As a carpenter went home
after shutting down his workshop, a black poisonous cobra entered his workshop.
The cobra was hungry and
hoped to find its supper lurking somewhere within. It slithered from one end to
another, and accidentally bumped into a double-edged metal axe and was slightly
injured.
In anger and seeking revenge,
the snake bit the axe with full force. What could a bite do to a metallic axe?
Instead the cobra's mouth started bleeding.
Out of fury and arrogance,
the cobra tried its best to strangle and kill the object that was causing it
pain by wrapping itself very tightly around the blades.
The next day when the
carpenter opened the workshop, he found a seriously cut, dead cobra wrapped
around the axe blades.
The cobra died not because of
someone else's fault but faced these consequences merely because of its own anger and wrath.
Sometimes when angry, we try
to cause harm to others but as time passes by, we realize that we have caused
more harm to ourselves.
For a happy life, it is best
we should learn to ignore and overlook some of the things, people, incidents, affairs
and matters.
It is not necessary that we
show a reaction to everything. Step back and ask yourself if the matter is
really worth responding or reacting to.
Let's treat people with
kindness even if your mind perceived that they hurt you.
People that show no
inclination to change are best handled with silence and prayer.
This is really a good
learning story and could help us take some good decisions.
-- Author Unknown
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