Once, there was an Owl who lived in an old, broken-down
temple.
The temple had a large library. It was full of books about
history, literature and religion. The Owl studied these books all day. As time
passed, he grew very proud of his knowledge. Now, he believed that he was the
most intelligent of all creatures.
Thus, the Owl read the library’s books every day, and then
pretended to be lost in deep, wise thoughts. One such day, the Owl was sitting
on a tree, outside the temple, with his eyes half closed. Suddenly, a
Nightingale came and sat on the same tree. Soon, she began singing in her sweet
voice.
At once, the Owl opened his eyes and said to
the Nightingale, “O proud Nightingale, stop your song! Do you not see that
I am thinking of wise things? Your silly song is disturbing me!”
To this, the Nightingale replied, “Foolish Owl!
You think that you will become learned just by reading some books and
pretending to be wise? Only the intelligent know how sweet my songs are. Only,
they can truly admire my voice.”
Learn from books and from everything else around you.
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