In this article we bring three stories to reflect on, they are stories without known authors, but that have been transmitted through popular culture for many years, everyone is trying to convey a teaching.
They talk about situations in which two realities face each other: one is on the surface, so it seems real, the other is hidden and therefore not detected at first.
“Not everything that shines is gold, everyone who wanders is not lost. “J. R. R. Tolkien-
What this news to think you want to show us is that many times things are not what they seem to be. To understand the world, one cannot focus solely on appearance, one must question why things are.
It’s one of the stories to reflect on that talks about balance. He said there was a red rose and everyone said there was no more beautiful flower in the garden.
The rose was very happy when she was congratulated. However, she wanted to be seen more closely; I didn’t understand why everyone was looking at her from afar.
One day he realized that at his feet there was always a huge black frog, it was nothing beautiful, with its opaque color and ugly spots, besides his eyes were wide open, frightening everyone, the rose understood that people did not approach because of this animal.
Immediately, you ordered the frog to leave, didn’t you realize it gave you a negative image?The frog, very humble and obedient, gladly accepted. I didn’t mean to bother you, so she left.
A few days later, the rose began to deteriorate, its leaves and petals began to fall. Nobody wanted to look at her anymore.
A lizard passed and saw her cry. He asked her what was wrong with her and she replied that the ants were killing her. Then the lizard said what the rose already knew: “It was the frog that ate the ants and maintained their beauty. “
The second news to reflect on the power of others’ opinion. He said there was a large group of frogs still playing in the woods. Everyone sang and jumped until night fell. They laughed a lot and nothing separated them.
One day, during one of their usual walks, they went to see a new forest, they were playing when three of them fell into a deep well that no one had noticed.
The others were stunned. They looked at the bottom of the well and saw it was very deep. “We lost them, ” they said.
The three fallen frogs were trying to climb the walls of the well, but it was very difficult, they barely advanced a metre and receded, the others began to say that their efforts were in vain, how could they climb such a high wall?It was better for them to give up, there was nothing to do.
Two of the frogs heard these comments and surrendered, thinking the others were right. The third frog, on the other hand, continued to rise and go down, but after a few hours managed to reach the surface.
The others were surprised. One of them asked, “How did you do that?” But the frog did not answer; she was deaf.
The third of the tales to reflect on is about fear and begins in a beautiful African savannah, where a lion had been lost from his group.
He had been walking for 20 days and could not find his companions, he was hungry and thirsty, but also very afraid to be alone.
Finally, he saw a freshwater pond. He immediately ran to her with all his might, was very thirsty and needed to drink a vital liquid at all costs.
However, when he reached the shore, he saw the image of a thirsty lion in the water. Then he left. ” The lake already owns it,” he thought.
That night he stayed close, but he dared not return to the lagoon, if the lion who owned the place appeared he would surely attack him for invading his property, and he could not face anyone, a day passed and the sun burned.
The thirst was so great that the lion decided to take a chance; I couldn’t take it anymore. Then he approached the pond cautiously, and when he reached the shore, he saw the lion again.
He was so thirsty that he didn’t care; poked his head out to drink some cold water. At that moment, the lion disappeared: he only saw his reflection. These are the fears: they disappear when we face them.