A crow lived in the
forest and was absolutely satisfied in life.
But one day he saw
a swan. "This swan is so white," he thought, "and I am so black.
This swan must be
the happiest bird in the world."
He expressed his
thoughts to the swan. "Actually," the swan replied, "I was
feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two
colours. I now think the parrot is the happiest bird in creation."
The crow then
approached the parrot. The parrot explained, "I lived a very happy lifeuntil I saw a peacock. I have
only two colours, but the peacock has multiple colours."
The crow then
visited a peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to
see him.
After the people
had left, the crow approached the peacock. "Dear peacock," the crow
said, "you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see
you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the
happiest bird on the planet."
The peacock
replied, "I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird on
the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo.
I have examined the
zoo very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only bird not kept
in a cage. So for past few days I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I
could happily roam everywhere."
Now let us
understand this metaphorically. Much of
our unhappiness stems from comparing ourselves with others. Instead of valuing what we have, we take what
we have for granted and start valuing everything else that we dont have or wish
to have. Realize that comparison can
only lead to unhappiness just as only expectation can lead to disappointment.
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