Once,
Aesop was playing with some children in his neighbourhood. He was running
around and laughing out with those children.
While
Aesop played, a Man from Athens, who knew him, walked by the playfield. He saw
Aesop playing and was shocked to see his childish play.
The
Man laughed aloud at Aesop and said, “Aesop, such kind of play does not suit
your age and wisdom. What are you trying to teach these children? Don’t you
have better things to do?”
hearing
the Man’s words, Aesop did not lose his cool. He smiled and ran back to
the field to bring a bow. The Man was curious to see what Aesop would do next.
Aesop
then tied a string around the bow and kept it at the Man’s
feet. Then he said, “Dear friend, if this bow is always kept strained, it would
lose its elasticity. And some day, it will snap. We have to sometimes use it or
let it go free so that it will be fitter for use when it is wanted!” The Man
understood what Aesop said.
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