P.O.V. - part 2

 

……Continuation of part 1

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For all the infamy, the fox is not a bad guy, at all. It is the unforgiving society that left him no choice, no?

Like the fox, I too have been misunderstood, neglected and taken for granted…..innumerable times. Not all situations offered a chance to explain my stance, I had to put up with a bad reputation. It was very unfair, with time I realised that I should deal with it regardless of how I felt about it. I started watching out for myself, pointing out others' mistakes before they could point out mine, judging people presuming they would judge me anyway and kept up with the cut-throat attitude that was much required to stay afloat at work. Not long after, I saw myself running around in circles, blaming the world for my woes, feeling insecure, lonely, threatened, and exhausted. That was a high price to pay for surviving. When we say that the way of the world is ‘Survival of the Fittest’, we tend to focus on being fit enough to adjust to our environment and continue to live.

But the way of the world is not to survive, it is to evolve!

That is, to be fit enough to acquire immunity to the challenges of the environment, rise above them and thrive, thereby also surviving. Hasn't life become better since we were amoebas? Haven't we shed our tails and body hair since we were monkeys? When you evolve, you become the game changer. The rules change, methods of offence and defence change, the quality of the game goes up a few notches and every evolved being emerges a winner. Think about it,

Why merely survive……… when you can thrive?!

 

All it takes is a shift in perspective. It helps shed any unnecessary inhibitions, take a fresh look at life and choose how you want to live it. Agreed that evolution is not easy but that is the only way forward; we can willingly work on it or linger on till life  forcefully shoves us into doing so. My perspective changed when I immersed myself in our good old, nevertheless awesome epics - the Ramayana and Mahabharata. But that is a different speech for a different day, today I’ll just tell you what happened to the fox when he had a shift in perspective. Let’s go back to the point when the crane said, “you too put me in that awkward spot in your house”.

    Fox was taken aback; he went through a flurry of emotions. Although he felt betrayed, he wanted to keep the situation from becoming worse and give it a decent closure. He held himself accountable for his part of the confusion and apologised, “Crane, my actions were not deliberate, but I understand that it is still wrong. My inexperience at hosting guests put you through the embarrassment, I’m sorry”. As he quietly got up to leave the crane stopped him, seeing the fox frankly and gracefully admit his mistake was very encouraging for the crane to do the same. He said,” I’m sorry too, I was too overwhelmed at that time to discuss my uneasiness, I was also quick to lose morale. All I wanted was for you to understand how I felt. I do have a plate for you. Let’s give our friendship another chance, please have dinner”. Their genuine feelings made the atmosphere very light and breezy. The friends did have dinner in their respective dishes. Like a good host, the crane packed a few fishes for the fox to eat later.

     The fox was happily whistling on his way back home when he saw a juicy bunch of grapes high up in a vine. "Perfect for dessert", he thought and jumped up higher and higher to get it, but failed. This incapability did not bother him at all. Anyway, his stomach was full of food and his heart was full of love, that was also the reason he couldn’t jump high enough. He decided to come back for it the next day if it is still there. As he walked a few steps ahead, he saw a crow perched on a tree branch holding a vadai in his beak. Instantly, an idea flashed in his mind, “Wow crow! I have never seen a bird as beautiful as you, I’m sure you are a smart bird too. How about you cut off that bunch of grapes with your sharp beak for me and I give you these tasty fishes as payment”. It was a great deal for both! The crow agreed, the fox waited patiently for the bird to finish eating his vadai. The crow cut off the bunch, fox paid him as promised. Both enjoyed their respective treats, acknowledged the beginning of their very enterprising friendship, and left. That night the fox didn’t just save a friendship from turning sour but took it to the next level, he exercised his business acumen to acquire a lovely treat and made a new friend. The world was a wonderful place again.

    Moral of the story: Keep calm and evolve!

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