DON’T ARGUE WITH DONKEYS
The donkey said to the tiger:
– “The grass is blue”.
The tiger replied:
– “No, the grass is green.”
The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit him to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.
Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:
– “His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?”.
The lion replied:
– “True, the grass is blue.”
The donkey hurried and continued:
– “The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him.”
The king then declared:
– “The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence.”
The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating:
– “The Grass Is Blue”…
The tiger accepted his punishment, but before he asked the lion:
– “Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green.”
The lion replied:
– “In fact, the grass is green.”
The tiger asked:
– “So why are you punishing me?”.
The lion replied:
– “That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question.”
The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don’t make sense… There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more.
I have a very loyal friend who waits for me in the same spot every morning.
He’s the cutest little thing and since I don’t know what kind he is I think of him as Hubert, the prince frog.
We have trees to plant and coops to clean out and a bunch of other chores before the rain comes in.
What are y’all up to this strongend?
I had a wonderful time sharing songs & stories with all the great folks who came to see us at the Blast on the Bay Songwriter Festival in Port St. Joe this past weekend.
It was so great to see some of you all - part of the INSPIRED family - who’ve been coming there for years.
Kristin and I both loved the hugs and conversations - THANK YOU.
Here’s Wise Man for you all
Getting ready to play a show a little later here at Blast on the Blay on the Forgotten Coast.
The beach this morning was pretty wonderful;-)
Blast on the Bay is a quite unique songwriter festival - it’s got that magic vibe many other festivals hope for.
We’ve been coming here for 10 years and it always feels like coming home.
I’ll be playing 3 shows in total over the next 3 days and I’ll also get to listen in on my fellow songwriters - some of the very best in the world - as they play some of their hits which are part of the soundtrack of our lives…music is one of the absolutely coolest thingw here in the Matrix;-)
What are y’all up to this strongend?
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Friends,
it's always quite interesting to see how one and the same piece of information/video/article can cause an incredibly variety of reactions. From "blessed and inspired" to "this is fear mongering of the worst kind".
They saw the same piece on information delivered/written by the same person. So is it the information itself or is it something else that determines how we react?
Kristin and I talk about it in today's Sunday Sermon right here 👇🏽
Much Love & Many Blessings,
Jean & Kristin
Friends,
in the face of all that we are witnessing in the world today, who hasn't asked themself at times, "What can little old me change"? It's a common question and we've all asked it before.
It's actually a very important one to ask, but most don't realize how powerful the real answer is.
Let us explain in today's Sunday Sermon 👇🏽
