A Soulful Journey

A hunter went killing sparrows one cold day. His eyes grew teary as he went along.  One bird said to another, "Behold this man weeps." The other bird replied, "Turn your eyes from his tears.  Watch his hands."  - Arab proverb Moral: Judge a person's character by what they not, not what they say.

A debtor asked his friend how he could escape paying off his debtors. The friend suggested that he act mad, dancing, whistling, and laughing. When they came, they were frightened by the debtor and ran off. Pleased himself he sat down and laughed. The debtor also owed some money to his friend and when he came to claim it he again pretended to be crazy. "You ungrateful wretch!” the friend screamed. "I advised you on how to save your self and now you use it as a weapon against me?” Moral: Do not expect someone who has learned to be dishonest to be honest with you, even if you are their friend.

Three retired old guys sat on a beach in Palm Beach.  “How’d you get here?” the first asked the second. “I had a textile factory in Passaic,” the second guy replied, “and I did pretty well for a long time. Then the competition from down south got fierce.  One day my water pipes burst and ruined all my machinery. I retired and came here on the insurance money.  How about you?” “I had a box company in Bridgeport,” the first guy said, “and was doing pretty well.  Then the price of materials shot up, and I nearly went broke-until a fire destroyed my whole plant. Luckily I was insured and I moved down here.” He turned to the third man. “And what brought you here?” ”Well,” the third answered, “My clothing factory in Puerto Rico did okay, but when Far Eastern manufacturers started underselling me, I thought I would go bankrupt. Then a hurricane flattened the building. I got the insurance, retired and came here.” The other two looked at ...

“We wish to make our lives simple, certain and smooth and for that reason problems are taboo.” - Psychoanalyst, Carl Jung Didn't someone once say, "Honesty is the best policy?"  Why do we not abide by that axiom?