Aesop narrates the story of a frog that destroyed himself because
of his egomania. One of the frog’s friends once tells him that she had seen a
huge animal as big as a mountain with horns on its head. Apparently she had
seen a wild buffalo.
However the silly he frog made up his mind to convince her that there could be none as big as himself. So he starts blowing himself up to grow in size. “Was he as big as this?” he asked. The young friend immediately replied “Oh…no! Much bigger…”. He continued to swell himself without realizing the truth until he burst and lost his life.
However the silly he frog made up his mind to convince her that there could be none as big as himself. So he starts blowing himself up to grow in size. “Was he as big as this?” he asked. The young friend immediately replied “Oh…no! Much bigger…”. He continued to swell himself without realizing the truth until he burst and lost his life.
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Many times in life, we think & act similar to the frog. We put
lot of efforts to convince someone about something just to satisfy our ego. Pride will let us down. More often than not we end up losing a perceived battle that never existed and
it is then we realize how our past actions were so meaningless.
Contemplation would reveal that there was never a chance for us to win. The sheer insanity with which one reacts to various situations would sometimes be even fatal as we have seen it happening with the silly frog.
Is it not better to get away from this path of self-destruction as quickly as possible? We should constantly be wary of self-conceit getting in the way of our own growth. What can be termed more foolish than treading the path of self-destruction due to one’s own stupid deeds?
Contemplation would reveal that there was never a chance for us to win. The sheer insanity with which one reacts to various situations would sometimes be even fatal as we have seen it happening with the silly frog.
Is it not better to get away from this path of self-destruction as quickly as possible? We should constantly be wary of self-conceit getting in the way of our own growth. What can be termed more foolish than treading the path of self-destruction due to one’s own stupid deeds?
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