The donkey told the tiger, “The grass is blue.”
The tiger replied, “No, the grass is green.”
The discussion became heated, and the two decided to submit the issue to arbitration, so they approached the lion.
As they approached the lion on his throne, the donkey started screaming: ′′Your Highness, isn’t it true that the grass is blue?”
The lion replied: “If you believe it is true, the grass is blue.”
The donkey rushed forward and continued: ′′The tiger disagrees with me, contradicts me and annoys me. Please punish him.”
The king then declared: ′′The tiger will be punished with 3 days of silence.”
The donkey jumped with joy and went on his way, content and repeating ′′The grass is blue, the grass is blue…”
The tiger asked the lion, *“Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green?”
The lion replied, ′′You’ve known and seen the grass is green.”
The tiger asked, ′′So why do you punish me?”
The lion explains to him:
- It has nothing to do with whether the grass is blue or green. Your punishment comes from the fact that it is not possible that a brave and intelligent creature like you could have wasted his time arguing with a madman and a fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only of the victory of his beliefs and his illusions. Never waste time with arguments that just don’t make sense … There are people who, no matter what evidence they are presented with, are not able to understand. And others, blinded by their egos, hatred and resentment, will never want one thing: to be right even if they are wrong.
When ignorance cries out, intelligence is silent.
Peace and quiet are priceless …