At times certain problems can be solved only by
following wrong or unfair means. Although it could appear to be unfair,
ultimately the result it brings will be beneficial for all concerned. In order
to put down evil forces one will have to resort to means that may appear a bit
wrong at times. The benefit achieved in the end will be huge and good that the
means employed will seem justified. Of course, care must be taken to see that
no one is unduly hurt in the process.
Once there was a crow that lived with his wife in a
huge tree in the jungle. The couple led a peaceful life until a large green
snake appeared and decided to stay in the hollow of the same tree. That was
when all the trouble started. When the crows went out in search of food, the
snake would sneak up the tree and eat up their eggs and the little ones.
The crow couple were very upset and sad because of
this, but they did not know how to fight the evil snake. They went to the wise
owl living in the neighbouring tree and sought his help. The wise owl said,
"You can win over your enemy – the snake only if you are cunning. So stop
worrying and follow my plan."
The next day the crow flew down to the palace and
found the ladies of the royal family having their bath at the royal pool, they
had kept all their jewels in a corner. The crow picked up an expensive diamond
necklace and flew away.
The guards at the palace chased the crow. The crow
dropped the necklace in the hollow of the tree where the snake lived. The crow
knew that once the guards found the snake they would definitely kill it. The
guards went to retrieve the necklace from the hollow of the tree as the crow
had expected.
They disturbed the snake and it started hissing at
them and the guards were frightened of the snake. They killed the snake and
took the necklace out. Thus the crow got rid of the evil snake and lived in
peace. The crow went to the wise owl and thanked it for its witty idea to get
rid of the snake which was killing the future of the crow.
Although the snake did not steal the necklace it had
to pay the price for being evil at heart.
As a means to an end. Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to get the
right result. I don’t mean “Ahab killing Naboth” in other to inherit his land….but
I mean Abraham saying “Sarah is my sister” to safe Abraham’s neck. Better
still, you can call it doing fairly wrong thing for right reasons.
The kernel is, whatever
you are doing now: give it your fullest attention. 100% of your presence and
100% of your soul. Treat whatever is in front of you as the most important
thing in the world…Yes it is. Now is the most important time in your life.
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