Once a black cobra entered a carpenter's workshop at night.
It accidentally
bumped into a
double-edged metal axe and got very sklightly injured. In
anger and seeking
revenge, the snake bit the axe with full force and as a
result its mouth
started bleeding. Out of fury and arrogance, it tried to
strangle and kill the
object causing pain by wrapping itself very tightly
around the blades.
Next day when carpenter opened the workshop, he found a
seriously cut, dead
cobra wrapped around the blades. The cobra died not
because of someone's
faults, but because of its own anger. Likewise when
provoked or troubled
by others, we tend to react and, fight tooth and nail
to prove our point.
Most of the time, we will never be able to prove our
point and even if we
are successful in proving the point, still it leaves
behind us a very
painful experience and makes us feel exhausted physically
and mentally so much
so that to bring back ourselves to normal routine also
takes time.
The moral of the
above story is that* it is best to learn to ignore or
overlook others'
mistakes. It is not necessary to react to everything. It
is best to step back
and ask if it is really worth to respond or reacting.
In most instances
silence and prayers for people troubling us can save us
lot of time and
energy.
