Fable of the Porcupine

It was
the coldest
winter ever.

Many animals
died because
of the cold.

The porcupines,
realizing the situation,
decided to group together.

This way they covered and protected themselves; but the quills of each one
wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other.
After a while, they decided to distance themselves one from the other
and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice:
either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.

Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live
with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion,
but the most important part of it, was the heat that came from the others.

This way they were able to survive.

Moral of the story: The best relationship is not the one that brings together
perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections
of others and can admire the other person's good qualities.

(Sometimes you just have to put up with some pricks!)


Submitted by bobinaz on January 24th, 2011