THE MONKEY AND THE PEAS
A monkey was carrying two handfuls of peas. One little pea dropped out. He tried to pick it up, and spilt twenty. He tried to pick up the twenty, and spilt them all. Then he lost his temper, scattered the peas in all directions, and ran away.
FABLES, LEO TOLSTOY, 1828-1910
Interpretation: if you overly focus on one opportunity not going well, particularly at the expense of other opportunities you have a hold of, you will end up losing more than just the one that is not working out. It is better to maintain all of your other options than to squander them on another
Current predicament in life reminded me of this parable from 48 Laws of Power and I wanted to share it because it is a good one. The chapter is Law 36: Disdain things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best revenge
Parable is highly applicable to opportunities in life not necessarily going your way, not just women
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Blingo123 2y ago
Thanks bro! Just what I needed to read.
Vermillion-Rx Admin 2y ago
No problem man!
Oddest-One-Here 2y ago
Isn't that a form of sour grapes?
Vermillion-Rx Admin 2y ago
No, from the chapter he just describes that putting people to the side often brings them back to you. That's the gist although I haven't finished reading the chapter
whytehorse2021 2y ago
I cannot have the pleasure of knowing whether my farts affect the assholes around me so I must just let them loose and ignore it.
throwawayyyyyyyforme 2y ago
Thank you for sharing.
Vermillion-Rx Admin 2y ago
No problem, thank you for reading
MrSupreme 2y ago
Very nice, thinking about job interviews and offers
Durek_The_Bald 2y ago
Neat!
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Vermillion-Rx Admin 2y ago
Lmao, I just type a bunch of spaces to circumvent that
NeoSpartan 2y ago
Good wisdom that.