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The Stories of Aesop


The Greek poet Aesop lived about the time of Buddha. He founded
the so-called "example narrative", he conveyed "morals" and
"values" in his short stories.


The German phrase "getting a lion's share" goes back to a tale by
Aesop, the "Fable of the Lion's Share". Here, a lion and a donkey
go hunting together. The lion divides the hunted prey into 2/3
for himself and 1/3 for the donkey, simply because he is the
stronger. He found in the fable many arguments why he had to get
the main part.


In the conclusion of the story, the author warns about the
society of "powerful people" for whom the law does not apply.


WOE / TO THE POOR VICTIM WHEN THE SAME MOUTH / THAT GAVE THE LAW
ALSO PRONOUNCES JUDGMENT!


- FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER - GERMAN PHILOSOPHER - 1759 TO 1805


The works of Aesop still have their social importance, since they
deal with human weaknesses, which are known to have survived.
Stupidity, envy, avarice, vanity, the materials from which even
today the headlines of our newspapers are made.


Through his stories, Aesop imparted to us wisdoms very similar to
the teachings of Buddha, which were also carried out in a similar
form in the Bible.


As Buddhists, we know that everything is already written, that we
must accept our "karma" as an unchangeable quantity.


Whether poor or rich, for us humans the universal laws are the
same, nothing we can change.


However, "enlightenment" offers us a way out of the cycle of
suffering.


Not only Buddha was "enlightened", many people before him had
reached this level of perfection, and many people after the great
teacher have also "awakened".


I wonder if the Aesop might have been one of these "enlightened
ones"?


If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from you


- George Orwell - British writer, essayist and journalist - 1903
to 1950


If you act like a rock star, you will be treated the same way


- Marilyn Manson - US musician and member of the rock band
Marilyn Manson - born 1969


Nothing meets one that he is not able to bear by nature


- Marcus Aurelius - Roman emperor from 161 to 180


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