Shibi
In this story there is a dove who is flying around one day when a hawk tries to kill it and eat it. The dove cries out to Shibi and begs Shibi to save him. Shibi does because he pities the dove however after the dove flies free the hawk is left without his meal. The hawk explains this to Shibi and asks what he should eat now. Shibi tells him to eat a different dove, the hawk asks him how that is fair. It isn't fair to the dove who was chosen instead of the one who was spared and it also isn't fair for the hawk not to eat and for him and his children to starve. Shibi then suggests that he eat a rat and the hawk counters again asking how that is fair for the rat. Shibi finally tells the hawk that he can have his own flesh of equal weight to the dove that was spared. When they weighed the dove however, it weighed more than Shibi so they couldn't do this either. It was then that the hawk explained to him that nature shouldn't be messed with. All animals have been equipped with adequate abilities and the strongest and smartest will survive. I really liked this story because I think it had a really important message, I have to remind myself of this lesson often because I tend to pity the victim even though it's just the cycle of life.
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| Shibi weighing himself, even though it appears that he weighs more than the dove (in the story the dove weighs more Source: Wikipedia https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kindness_of_Shibi.jpg |
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