Fables That Fix Lives: Ancient Code for Modern Problems

  A Man once stood up at a marketplace in the East and said, "I have been ordered by the king to collect all the well-born and well-bred and bring them before him, since he wishes to reward them." Everybody that heard him joined him, and he went towards the palace, surrounded by the whole town. Then he suddenly turned round and said, "The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make for their misfortunes." The crowd lingered behind for a while, and then one after another join the man as ill-born and ill-bred to merit the king's gifts.  The man said, "The world goes as the wind blows!"

A farmer, having just stepped into his field to mend a gap in his fence, returned to find his child’s cradle overturned, the blankets torn and bloodstained, and his dog lying nearby—its muzzle also smeared with blood. Convinced the animal had killed his only child, the farmer, in a blind rage, struck the dog dead with his hatchet. But when he lifted the cradle, he discovered his infant unharmed beneath it, alongside the corpse of a massive serpent. The faithful dog had slain the snake to protect the child, a act of loyalty that deserved gratitude, not punishment. This tragic turn of events taught the farmer a bitter lesson: how perilous it is to surrender to the fury of sudden passion without first seeking the truth.  #HastyDecisions #RashJudgments #ImpulseRegret #BlindRage #MoralLesson

  A JACKDAW, having dressed himself in feathers that had fallen from some peacocks, strutted about in the company of those birds, trying to pass himself off as one of them. They soon found him out, however, and stripped him of his borrowed plumes so roughly—and pecked him so fiercely—that he was glad to rejoin his humble fellows. But they, too, wanted nothing to do with him and drove him from their company, telling him to remember: "Fine feathers do not make fine birds." Tags: #FalsePride #Vanity #Deception #Hubris #Arrogance

  Once upon a time, a powerful nation (the Donkey) arrived in a region where smaller, resilient states (the Tigers) had long thrived. The Donkey boasted of its unmatched strength—its vast armies, economic sanctions, and fearsome reputation. At first, the Tigers were terrified. They hid in the shadows, fearing the Donkey’s roar (or rather, its loudspeaker diplomacy). But as time passed, the Tigers observed: The Donkey’s threats were hollow —it imposed sanctions but lacked real economic power. Its military strikes were ineffective —costly, but without lasting victories. Its alliances were shaky —other nations saw through its bluster. Then came the moment of truth. The Donkey launched a war, expecting quick surrender. But when the Tigers retaliated—not with equal force, but with guerrilla tactics, cyber warfare, and economic resistance—the Donkey panicked. Its leaders, used to dictating terms, now scrambled for ceasefires. The Tigers...