spyraal
Jedi Master
Hello everyone. I came up some very interesting fables of the ancient greek story teller Aesop. I though they would be an amusing read, so i decided to share them with you.
fable #1:
"A Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him. He then addressed him: "Lamb, last year you grossly insulted me." "Unfortunately," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf: "But still, you feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I too young, and have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf: "You drink water of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." On which the Wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying: "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny, and it is useless for the innocent to try by reasoning to get justice, when the oppressor intends to be unjust."
fable #2:
"A group of frogs lived happily and peacefully in a pond. Over time, however, they became discontented with their way of life, and thought they should have a mighty king to rule over them. They called out to the great god Zeus to send them a king.
Zeus was amused by the frogs' request, and cast a large log down into their pond, saying "Behold, your king!" At first, the frogs were terrified of the huge log, but after seeing that it did not move, they began to climb upon it. Once they realized the log would not move, they called out again to Zeus to send them a real king, one that moved.
Annoyed by the frogs, Zeus said, "Very well, here is your new king," and sent a large stork to the pond. The stork began devouring frogs. In terror, frogs called out to Zeus to save them. Zeus refused, saying the frogs now had what they'd wanted, and had to face the consequences.
To some, the simple lesson of the story is "leave well enough alone," or "be careful what you wish for."
More politically minded readers would interpret the story as a warning against giving too much power to a monarch. In times of crisis, people may desire a strong ruler to protect them, but a strong ruler can quickly and easily become a tyrant"
Funny isn't it? It is surprising how little have change in reality from the time these stories were written until now. It seems it is hard to escape the loop... :)
fable #1:
"A Wolf, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea, which should justify to the Lamb himself his right to eat him. He then addressed him: "Lamb, last year you grossly insulted me." "Unfortunately," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf: "But still, you feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I too young, and have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf: "You drink water of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." On which the Wolf seized him, and ate him up, saying: "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations."
The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny, and it is useless for the innocent to try by reasoning to get justice, when the oppressor intends to be unjust."
fable #2:
"A group of frogs lived happily and peacefully in a pond. Over time, however, they became discontented with their way of life, and thought they should have a mighty king to rule over them. They called out to the great god Zeus to send them a king.
Zeus was amused by the frogs' request, and cast a large log down into their pond, saying "Behold, your king!" At first, the frogs were terrified of the huge log, but after seeing that it did not move, they began to climb upon it. Once they realized the log would not move, they called out again to Zeus to send them a real king, one that moved.
Annoyed by the frogs, Zeus said, "Very well, here is your new king," and sent a large stork to the pond. The stork began devouring frogs. In terror, frogs called out to Zeus to save them. Zeus refused, saying the frogs now had what they'd wanted, and had to face the consequences.
To some, the simple lesson of the story is "leave well enough alone," or "be careful what you wish for."
More politically minded readers would interpret the story as a warning against giving too much power to a monarch. In times of crisis, people may desire a strong ruler to protect them, but a strong ruler can quickly and easily become a tyrant"
Funny isn't it? It is surprising how little have change in reality from the time these stories were written until now. It seems it is hard to escape the loop... :)
