Avoid being an ingrate
Every
day is a wonderful happening. In the society that we lead our livelihood we
naturally encounter many situations in which others help us directly or indirectly.
It is only just to convey our gratitude to them for whatever they have done.
Particularly it is a bare minimum expectation when we have explicitly asked for
the aid. But unfortunately nowadays, quite often we find ourselves in circumstances
where the beneficiary turns out to be an ingrate and does not even thank the deserved
ones.
Aesop
narrates one such story of a Wolf who is ungrateful. It so happens that the Wolf
would have killed a Deer and munching over its meat. While doing so a small
bone inside the meat gets stuck within the Wolf’s throat.
He tries hard to
swallow it but wouldn’t succeed. With his throat pain increasing, he begged everyone
for help. Many of the animals avoided him but a Crane agreed to remove the bone
from his throat and get rid of his pain.
“I’ll
get you a load of fish”, promised the Wolf. The Crane asked the Wolf to lie on
his back and keep his mouth wide open so that he could reach the end of his
throat.
The Crane put his long beak through the Wolf’s jaws and tried to hold
on to the bone. After struggling for a while, the Crane successfully took out
the bone much to the Wolf’s relief.
“Now,
when will you get me whatever you promised?” asked the Crane. The ungrateful Wolf
grinned arrogantly and said, “haha… if I wish I can kill and eat you now. I’m
leaving you free and consider that as your reward. Don’t be so foolish to
expect that I’d bring you a load of fish”.
And he walked away without even
thanking the Crane for his help.
Let
us avoid being an ingrate as the Wolf. If we cannot do justice to help the
others who have helped us in an equivalent manner, at least a heartfelt
gratitude would suffice.
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