Fable of the Porcupine
It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died because of the cold.The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together.This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other.
After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen.
So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion.
But the most important part of it was the heat that came from the others.
This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire
the other person's good qualities.
I read this story weeks ago and loved it. It is amazing what we could learn from the animals God put on the earth to co-exist with us.
We, just like the porcupines needed each other, we desperately need each other. We need each other for warmth (there is nothing better than a warm hug from a friend) but my favorite thing about this is that in keeping each other warm they got hurt a little. We all get hurt and hurt people, even when we try our hardest not to and even though it hurts, we still need each other. Forgiveness warms the heart further. If we can't forgive others, it will eat at our soul and we will disappear from the earth.
We need to look at others quills like we look at our own. It is so easy for us to see others imperfections, instead of looking at the positive qualities others have. We have to chose to be encouraging to others, and by choosing to encourage, we are choosing to not run others down by way of their flaws. We all have flaws don't we? Sure we do, some like me have more flaws than most. Each day I try to improve on the flaws. My goal is to wake up happy and make those around me happy, by not letting the devil win. The devil throws things at us to try to get us to be unforgiving, and hateful to one another, but we can't let him win and we all need to try very hard to keep our quills from harming another to much. Learning to live with each other like we are is where happiness comes from. You are imperfect and I am imperfect but I love you none the less.
This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire
the other person's good qualities.
I read this story weeks ago and loved it. It is amazing what we could learn from the animals God put on the earth to co-exist with us.
We, just like the porcupines needed each other, we desperately need each other. We need each other for warmth (there is nothing better than a warm hug from a friend) but my favorite thing about this is that in keeping each other warm they got hurt a little. We all get hurt and hurt people, even when we try our hardest not to and even though it hurts, we still need each other. Forgiveness warms the heart further. If we can't forgive others, it will eat at our soul and we will disappear from the earth.
We need to look at others quills like we look at our own. It is so easy for us to see others imperfections, instead of looking at the positive qualities others have. We have to chose to be encouraging to others, and by choosing to encourage, we are choosing to not run others down by way of their flaws. We all have flaws don't we? Sure we do, some like me have more flaws than most. Each day I try to improve on the flaws. My goal is to wake up happy and make those around me happy, by not letting the devil win. The devil throws things at us to try to get us to be unforgiving, and hateful to one another, but we can't let him win and we all need to try very hard to keep our quills from harming another to much. Learning to live with each other like we are is where happiness comes from. You are imperfect and I am imperfect but I love you none the less.
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