Aesop's Fables

Sometimes in life, the way forward could be gleaned from the past. I am not talking about using historical trends to teach the future which is most frequently the case. Very often it does not work that way. However, old stories when taught holds great truths for all regardless of where you are or who you are.

Aesop, an ancient Greek philosopher was one such great teacher and story-teller. He simply use humble incidents to teach great truths. More than that, he added a moral to each story as profound advice for us. He spoke great truths in all of his stories which everyone knew that those stories were not true for they were all fables and mostly illustrated using animals.

There have been suggestions that Aesop who was born around 620 BC was a black Ethiopian slave. However, nobody knew if Aesop ever existed but he was described as ugly - squint-eyed, pot-bellied, dwarfish, short-armed and the list goes on. Apparently, if he ever existed then maybe God is fair as the law of compensation works here. To me, Aesop was nothing short of being genius for simplicity and great truths are in short supply in this modern world.

Some fables have been wrongly attributed to Aesop but here are some gems: The Lion And The Mouse, The Ant And The Grasshopper, The Oak and The Reed, The Walnut Tree, The Cat, The Dog And The Fox, The Crow And The Pitcher, The Fox And The Grapes, The Lion And The Fox, The Honest Woodcutter, The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg, The Miser And His Gold, The Tortoise And The Hare and much more.

I am very sure that most if not all of you at some point in your life have come across some of these fables like "The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg, The Tortoise And The Hare, The Fox And The Grapes, etc."

I intend to refresh your memory and to remind you of such great truths that will put you in good stead, come what may. In a complicated, selfish and greedy world, simplicity and great truths can set you free. When you have great values inherent in you, the world can change but you never will.