A pleasant evening at home and I was watching the wimbledon men's final between Roger Federer Vs Rafel Nadal. Federer was in absolute command and won the first set 6 Love. Being a Federer fan, I was jumping around shouting 6 Love. My 3 yr old son asked " Daddy what does Love mean ?". Without taking my eyes of the television, I replied "Love means nothing". He looked into my eyes and asked "Why is there no value for love ?, Doesnt Love count for anything ?
If you ask a mouse about the sharpest thing in the world, the reply would be a cat's teeth. If you ask a kitten about the softest thing in the world, the reply would still be the cat's teeth. The same cat which brutally destroys the mouse with its teeth, transforms into a loving mother and carrys its kitten softly with the same teeth.
As human beings we are no different from the cat, when it comes to exhibiting different characteristics to different people. In fact, the person that you might consider to be the most disgusting might be the most lovable husband / wife of another human being.
Similar to the cat's teeth, all of us possess a "sharp stinging snake" - our natural ability to criticize people. A snake that comes stinging out at the first possible sign of deficiency in other people.
"The guy in the opposite flat - he is an absolute moron" - because he failed to hold the lift for me....
"It takes a man of class to recognise talent. Unfortuntely our boss belongs to the 3rd class in this aspect" - because he gave me less increment.
"You spend a fortune on the telphone, half my salary is spent in paying etisalat bills" - Wife has spent an additional 100 dhs on telephone bill.
The snake spews venom, causing pain and discomfort to our fellow human beings. You can see this stinging snake all around us, in every aspect of our life. But there is one place, where the "snake" is kept under check ...
To be continued....
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