Once two friends were walking through the forest. They knew that anything dangerous can happen to them at any time in the forest. So they promised each other that they would remain united in any case of danger.
Suddenly, they saw a large bear approaching them. One of the friends at once climbed a nearby tree. But the other one did not know how to climb. So being led by his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless, pretending to be a dead man.
The bear came near the man lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the place. Because the bears do not touch the dead creatures. Now the friend on the tree came down and asked his friend on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear tell you into your ears?” The other friend replied, “The bear advised me not to believe a false friend.”
The moral of this story - a true friend is one who will support you and stand by you in any situation. Here, the friend who could scale the tree left the one who could not behind...perhaps to die.... He left his friend to his own devices without offering help of any kind. That was just plain wrong. While most of us will not face literal bears in the world, we will face the tragedies and crises of life that are our own bears. They will chase us down, put fear in our hearts and leave us feeling lost, alone, confused and frightened. We need to have and to be the friend that will be there in these situations to help, support and stand by.
Today...be a supportive friend to someone being chased by a bear and thank those who have been there for you. They will feel better for it and so will you.
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