THE LION OR THE SHEEP (inspirational) From: MadhviSai

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MadhviSai (AT) aol (DOT) comDate: Thu, 19 May 2005 13:19:57 EDTTHE LION OR

THE SHEEP (inspirational)

WHAT ARE WE - THE LION OR THE SHEEP?

 

Once there was a great lioness that went hunting with her newborn cub. While

chasing and attacking a flock of sheep, the she-lion made a wrong move, fell

off a cliff and died.The cub was left without a mother and grew up in the midst

of the sheep. As the years passed, the cub became a full-grown lion, but it was

instinctually conditioned to behave as a sheep. It ate grass, made a bleating

sound, and just like the sheep, developed a fear of all other animals.One day,

another lion attacked the flock, and in the chase, was shocked to see the

ridiculous sight of a full grown lion running away with the sheep bleating "bah

bah" in fear. He caught up to the sheepish lion, and asked, "What are you doing?

Why are you acting in this ridiculous way? You a great, powerful lion

acting like a lowly powerless sheep? What has come over you? You should be ashamed of yourself."

The sheepish lion explained that he was a sheep, and that the flock had taught

him to fear and bleat and run in horror from the powerful lions.

The adult lion took the sheepish lion down to the river and asked him to look at

the reflection of his own face. He saw that he was like the lion and not like

the sheep. The lion then woke up from its ignorance and discovered its'

previously ignored inner courage, strength and majesty.Maybe we are like the

sheepish lion. The sheep represents our human nature, our personality, which

moans, fears, complains and worries. The Lion is the spiritual aspect of our

being, which is a source of great power, wisdom, creativity, goodness and love.

Baba has often reminded us of our "LION NATURE", the inherent divinity and the

untapped spiritual power that dwells within all of us. Ultimately it is up to

us to decide what we wish to be.....the Lion or the Sheep!

 

 

 

- Author Anonymous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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