Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Of the Sun and the Avaricious and Envious Man



I know I have been slipping hard on the beloved fables of Aesop. Sue me lol!
Anyway, this is one of my favorites!


Of the Sun and the Avaricious and Envious Man


So great is the envy of some persons that they actually wish to endure harm so that others might suffer greater discomforts, as this fable tells.




Soveriegn Jupiter sent someone from his lofty throne to the sun to find out the unscrupulous wishes of men. At that time two persons came before the sun: one was avaricious, the other envious.




To them the sun said: "What would you like to ask for? Declare it in the knowledge that what you ask for first will be granted. The second thing you ask for will be doubled and given."




Hearing this, the avaricious man wanted the envious to ask first so that the avaricious man might have the same thing doubled, since he thought that the envious one would ask for riches.



The envious one, hearing this and considering what the avaricious man was to recieve doubled, was not able to restrain his envy, and so he asked that he have an eye taken out, because then they would take two from the greedy man.


The sun, seeing this, smiled at both and went up to jupiter and told him to what extent envy reigns amongst men: many wished to dangers so that their neighbors might endure greater evils and harm.


What joy it gives the petty and tarnished to have companions in their ills and misfortunes!


Be careful who you deal with. If they are envious of you they will never stop until they bring you down.


13 comments:

Mel said...

Hello.

The F_Uitlist said...

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James Tubman said...

@mel... sup


@ef it... no problem

enjoyed your visit

and i'm glad you liked the fable

aesop has some good stuff


hey ro... I'm glad you stoped by but I didn't write this

aesop did lol

and I don't remember having a slideshow

I don't know


hey kay... I'm so glad you stopped by

I missed you so much

I'm giving you a big e hug right now

can you feel me huh

can you feel it

Freedom In Christ said...

There is nothing for rottness to the soul than envy and greed mixed with the LOVE for money!

The fable just proved that!

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