Episode 45: Ego Death by Story: The Lion & The Mouse
Synopsis
Today we have something really special. I create in 9’s, so every 9th show closes a cycle, completes a minor journey in our great journey together. This is a universal truth: completion allows new beginnings. Death is a vital part of life, not something to fear.
Some of us had someone to read us stories when we were little. Some of us didn’t. What I’d like to do is give 9th shows over to the telling of classic children’s stories. All you have to do is show up, sit back, and prepare to enjoy.
I hope by reading you a story today you can receive something beloved but forgotten; maybe you can recover something that was once thought to be lost forever.
For the ones who give in often, to requests made by the smallest voice,
Today's story is about making concessions of kindness for uncertain rewards, and the master-power, and great gain of mercy.
Happy Friday, Journeyer. I share with you Aesop's Fable: The Lion & the Mouse.
Show Notes
Some of us had someone to read us stories to when we were little. Some of us didn’t. What I'd like to do is give 9th show’s over to the telling of classic children's stories. All you have to do is show up, sit back, and prepare to enjoy. I hope by reading your story today you can receive something beloved but forgotten. Maybe you can recover something that was once thought to be lost forever. For the ones who give in often to requests made by the smallest voice.
Today's story is about making concessions of kindness for uncertain rewards in the master power and great gain of mercy. Happy Friday, journeyer. I share with you today Aesop's fable: The lion and the mouse.
A lion. Fate with heat and weary with hunting was laid down to take his repose under the spreading boughs of a thick shady oak. It happened that while he slept, a company of scrambling mice ran over his back and waked him. Upon which starting up, he clapped his paw upon one of them and was just going to put it to death when the little suppliant implored his mercy in a very moving manner begging him not to stay in his noble character with the blood of so despicable and small a beast.
The lion, considering the matter, thought proper to do as he was desired and immediately released his little trembling prisoner. Not long after, traversing the forest in pursuit of his prey, he chanced to run to the toils of the hunters. From whence, not able to disengage himself, he set up a most hideous and loud roar. The mouse hearing the voice in knowing it to be the lion’s immediately repaired to the place and bid him fear nothing for that he was his friend. Then straight he fell to work and with his little sharp teeth knawing us under the knots and fastenings of the toils and ropes set the royal brute at liberty.
The application of this fable reads as following: This fable gives us to understand that there is no person in the world so little. But even the greatest may at some time or other stand in need of his assistance. And consequently, that is good to use clemency where there is any room for it towards those who fall within our power.
A generosity of this kind is a handsome virtue and looks very graceful whenever it is exerted. If there were nothing else in it but as the lowest people in life may upon occasion have it in their power either to serve or herd us, that makes it our duty in point of common interests to behave ourselves with good nature and lenienty towards all whom we have to do.
Then the gratitude of the mouse and his readiness not only to repay but even to exceed the obligation due to his benefactor, notwithstanding his little tiny body. give us the specimen of a great soul which is never so much delighted us with the opportunity of showing how sensible it is of favor received.