Phases of friendship vs the Moon

Once upon a time, there lived two friends under the same shade of a rock. Both of them were childhood friends, even though one of them was a tiger and another was a lion. They had been friends at the time when they could not make the difference in both of them, so their friendship was not strange to them. The part of the mountain, in which they lived, was very peaceful because a monk also used to live under the same rock. One day, the friends got into a futile argument for some unknown reasons. “Everyone knows the fact that cold comes only when the moon decreases from full to new,” said tiger. But the lion said ”My stupid fellow, it’s not how it works. The cold comes when the moon increases from new to full.” The argument just got heated up and had no end. Both of them were firm at their own opinions and were not ready to move. They could not find a method of dissolving this growing disagreement. Soon they started calling each other ill names. Suddenly they realized that their friendship is more important than this futile argument. Finally, they decided to go the learned monk, as he surely would be knowing the correct answer. Both the friends went to the peaceful hermit and bowed to pay their respects. The monk asked the reason for the sudden arrival. They both presented their opinions and asked for the correct answer to their question. The monk thought about it for a while and said “It could be cold in any form of the moon, be it new to full or again back to full. It is the wind that causes the cold. Therefore you both were right on your parts, and neither of you defeated one another.” The wise monk also said, “You both share such a healthy and loving bond since childhood. It is not good for you both quarrel on such petty things and separates you. The most important thing is to live in unity, and there is nothing more important than being united.” The lion and the tiger understood clearly what the monk meant and thanked him for such advice. They always lived happily and in peace.

Reflection by Dr Anjana?https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/anjanavinod

Reflect in life and how often do we land up losing dear friends or relationships just because we?want to prove a point. In today's social media visibility times never forget its not the qualities but the quality of friends that really matter.?Apologizing does not always mean that you are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship. Remember in life when nails grow long, we cut nails, not fingers. In the same way when misunderstandings grow up, cut your ego not your relationship.?In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends as they are the family we choose.". Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives. ”The irony of life is Ego is the only requirement to destroy any relationship - trying to prove a point at times becomes so important for us that we miss seeing the happy relationship we build over the years. Lets go ahead in life and drop the E and just let it GO because weather comes and goes It's only the true friendship that remains as it can grow separately without growing apart