The Monkey and the bird

Once upon a time, in a deep wooded forest, in the middle of winter there was a group of monkeys freezing and shivering in the cold at dawn. The monkeys were all huddled together for warmth. Meanwhile, bird on a tree nearby, was watching all their attempts to warm themselves. They were rubbing their hands together and their teeth were chattering!

She swooped down to the branch nearby the monkeys and started telling them “Friends, you are almost like humans you should build a house like me so you don’t get cold in winter!” But they would not listen to her and continued to ignore her advice No matter how much she told them, they kept ignoring her. Finally, she went close to the monkey nearest to her and started screaming her advice in his ears. The monkey got so upset and angry at the bird that he seized her and threw her and smashed her nest in anger! The bird was also smashed to pieces and was killed instantly!

Wisdom, Life lesson, and Rules-Do not talk to people who don’t want to listen to you. We must not give advice to anyone, no matter how good the advice is. Because if they didn’t ask for advice, they may not be willing to listen to it or take the learning from the advice as no one likes to be given advice as it hurts their ego. It makes them feel small and stupid.

If we must give advice, we must ask first and check whether that person is willing to listen at least to your advice. Wise learned people learn from the advice they have been given, and take your advice but no one likes to be receiver of free advice!