Measure for Measure - No. 6. The Ass and the Load of Salt - 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 Merchant?was driving his Ass?to market with a load?of salt?when he came to a river ford.?
The Ass fell in the water?and some of the salt melted, lightening the load. Of course, this delighted the Ass.?
The next day, bearing another load of salt, the Ass remembered what happened. So, trying to be clever, the Ass purposefully fell into the river to melt the salt.?
The Merchant observed the condition carefully, so, the next day, the Merchant loaded the Ass with sponges.?
And so it was, that during the day's journey, the Ass again purposely tumbled in the river. But now, instead of lightening the load, for the sponges, the Ass made the load ten times heavier!?
From then on, the Ass, having learned his lesson, knew the burden could become greater if he fell again, and so he traveled steadfastly in his own self-interest.
Moral of the Story: We are naturally conditioned?to our circumstances, and our natural tendency is to act in our self-interest until controlled by self or others. Clever plans are matched to clever plans.
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Why We Loved It:?This fable reminds us that each person will naturally gravitate to self-interest, and "Those who will not govern themselves, will be governed by others."
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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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