The Wind and the Sun once had an arguement as to which was the stronger of the two, and they agreed to settle the issue by holding a contest: whoever could make a traveller take off his coat first would be recognised as the more powerful. The Wind began and blew with all his might until he stirred up a blast, cold and fierce alaskan storm. The stronger he blew, however, the tighter the traveller wrapped his coat around him and clasped it with his hands. Then the Sun broke out, and with his welcome beams he dispersed the clouds and the cold. The traveller felt the suddem warmth and as the sun shone brighter and brighter, he sat down, overcome by the heat and threw his coat on the ground.
Thus, the Sun was declared the winner and ever since then, persuasion has been held in higher esteem than force. Indeed, Sunshine of a kind and gentle manner will sooner open a poor man's heart than all the threats and force of blustering authority.
- From Aesop's Fables.
When i first read this story i was like, whoa.
That was good.
And then, as all good-curious teenagers i went to google aesop's fables and found out that aesop was actually a greek slave, and he was so prominient that even Greek philosophers like socrates read his fables whilst he was in jail or something. (wiki)
Neat eh?
I don't know why, but i had always thought Aesop was French.
Hmmm.....
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