One day one person climbed up a mountain where a hermit woman was meditating.
She had taken refuge and was asked:
“What are you doing here alone in such a solitude place?”
To which she replied:
“I have lots of work !”
“And how can you have so much work?
I don’t see anything around you here…?”
*“I have to train two hawks and two eagles, assure two rabbits, discipline one snake, motivate a donkey and tame a lion…..”*
“And, where have they gone that I don’t see them?”
*“I have them all inside here within me…!!*
✓ The *HAWKS* stare on *everything that is presented to me, good or bad, I have to work on them to SEE ONLY GOOD THINGS. They are my EYES.*
✓ The two *EAGLES* with their claws *hurt and destroy, I have to train them not to hurt. They are my HANDS.*
✓ *RABBITS* want to go where they want, at the same time they *do not want to face difficult situations, I have to teach them TO BE CALM even if there is suffering or stumbling. They are my FEET.*
✓ The *DONKEY* is always tired, *stubborn and does not want to carry the load each time I walk. That is my BODY!*
✓ The most difficult to tame is the *”SNAKE.”* Although it is locked in a strong cage with 32 bars, *it is always ready to sting, bite and poison anyone nearby. I have to discipline it… that’s my TONGUE.*
✓ I also have one *LION.* Oh … *how proud, vain, he thinks that “he is the king.” I have to tame him. And that’s my EGO.*
So you see, my friend, I have lots of work….. “
*Think & Reflect !*
We all may have the same — *Lots to work on ourselves !*
*So Stop Criticising, Evaluating and Judging others !*
*Let’s FIRST work on OURSELVES !!*. Happy New Year