Same problem, different answers

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I'm going to tell you a fable I heard the other day. Although it's a children's story, like all fables, it has a moral that applies to everyone. And I learned a lot from this very simple story.

"One day, a ripe mango fell from a tree. An ant passed by, saw the fruit on the ground, thought it was too big, and called her friends to help her eat it...

The next day, another mango fell. This time, a goat was passing by and noticed it. She thought the appetizing, sweet fruit was a reasonable size for her, and ended up eating it in just over half an hour...

On the third day, another mango fell from the mango tree. Shortly after, a cow passed by. She looked at it and didn't hesitate. She ate it in one bite. She thought the mango was small...

The same thing happens when we think about the size of a problem. Whether it is considered big or small is not intrinsically related to the problem itself, but rather to the size of the person facing or encountering it.

Don't waste time wishing that the problems that may arise, or that have arisen in your life, were smaller and easier to “eat” and solve.

Invest the time you spend thinking and wishing for more manageable problems, and use it to invest in yourself.

Investing in ourselves, our abilities, and equipping ourselves with tools, or even a greater capacity for cooperation, as the ant did, is the best solution.

It is the most sensible solution. It does not help to wish for a different life, with fewer problems, or with simpler problems. We can never prevent the biggest ones from appearing in front of us. Even if we have not made any choices that would lead us in that direction.

Invest in yourself, so that the problem of problems is not decisive in your response, but that whatever problem may arise, you are big enough to overcome it.

Grow. Gain strength. Gain size. Make yourself bigger!

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