Bearing Insults - No. 7. The Bear and the Bees - The Essential Aesop? - Back to Basics Abridgment Series
Gregg Zegarelli Esq.
Managing Shareholder at Technology & Entrepreneurial Ventures Law Group, PC
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo da Vinci. Adopted by Steve Jobs.
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A large Bear, proudly showing his prowess to his friends, came upon a tree?in which the Bees?had stored their honey.?
As he began to nose around, one of the Bees stung?him sharply.?
The Bear was insulted by the sting and became infuriated at the little Bee. So, the Bear attacked the log?with all his might.?But this only brought out more Bees, attacking him relentlessly.?
Incapable of refuting all of the little Bees, and now bearing the stings of the swarm, the Bear had no choice but to make a run for it. And so, alas, the Bear now had to escape in front of all his friends, jumping into a nearby pond.
Moral of the Story: It is sometimes wiser for us to endure?the small?insult, which is forgotten, rather than to incite further attack risking our reputation.?Restrain, don’t react.
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Introduction?- The Essential Aesop -?Epilogue
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Why We Loved It:?This fable is particularly relevant in today's social media environment. The ease of the jibe online today. The problem is that, to combat that little insult simply validates its purpose, inciting the Hydra of hit and runs. We are reminded by this fable that it can be better to let the injury die in its own course of time, rather than to escalate it and to bring more attention to it. "That which is not weak, does not have to defend itself, its strength lies in the truth."
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*?Gregg Zegarelli, Esq., earned both his Bachelor of Arts Degree and his Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His dual major areas of study were History from the College of Liberal Arts and Accounting from the Business School (qualified to sit for the CPA examination), with dual minors in Philosophy and Political Science. He has enjoyed Adjunct Professorships in the Duquesne University Graduate Leadership Master Degree Program (The Leader as Entrepreneur; Developing Leadership Character Through Adversity) and the University of Pittsburgh Law School (The Anatomy of a Deal). He is admitted to various courts throughout the United States of America.
Gregg Zegarelli, Esq.,?is Managing Shareholder of?Technology & Entrepreneurial Ventures Law Group, PC.?Gregg is nationally rated as "superb" and has more than 35 years of experience working with entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes, including startups,?INC. 500, and publicly traded companies.?He is author of?One: The Unified Gospel of Jesus,?and?The Business of Aesop? article series, and co-author with his father,?Arnold Zegarelli, of?The Essential Aesop: For Business, Managers, Writers and Professional Speakers.?Gregg is a frequent lecturer, speaker and faculty for a variety of educational and other institutions.?
? 2013 Gregg Zegarelli, Esq.?and?Arnold Zegarelli. Gregg can be contacted through?LinkedIn.?Arnold Zegarelli?can be contacted through?Facebook.
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