A parable reminder of the little bird for all

[Old_pie]

There are so many threads I could append this to that I thought it warranted its own.

Once upon a time, there was a nonconforming sparrow who decided not to fly south for the winter. However, soon the weather turned so cold that he reluctantly started southward. In a short time, ice began to form on his wings and he fell to earth in a barnyard, almost frozen. A cow passed by and crapped on the little sparrow. The sparrow thought it was the end. But then the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings. Warm and happy, able to breathe, he started to sing. Just then a large cat came by and hearing the chirping, investigated the sounds. The cat cleared away the manure, found the chirping sparrow and promptly ate him.

Now, it may seem that there are no lessons here, but there are. In fact, there are three:

1. Everyone who ****s on you is not necessarily your enemy.
2. Everyone who gets you out of **** is not necessarily your friend.
3. If you’re warm and happy in a pile of ****, keep your mouth shut.

[The-Mac pie]

Amen

[jackal2]

Twice!

[Boston flyer]

Twice!

Thrice

[JoePass]

There are so many threads I could append this to that I thought it warranted its own.

Once upon a time, there was a nonconforming sparrow who decided not to fly south for the winter. However, soon the weather turned so cold that he reluctantly started southward. In a short time, ice began to form on his wings and he fell to earth in a barnyard, almost frozen. A cow passed by and crapped on the little sparrow. The sparrow thought it was the end. But then the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings. Warm and happy, able to breathe, he started to sing. Just then a large cat came by and hearing the chirping, investigated the sounds. The cat cleared away the manure, found the chirping sparrow and promptly ate him.

Now, it may seem that there are no lessons here, but there are. In fact, there are three:

1. Everyone who ****s on you is not necessarily your enemy.
2. Everyone who gets you out of **** is not necessarily your friend.
3. If you’re warm and happy in a pile of ****, keep your mouth shut.

I hate cats.

[60YearsAPie]

A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.” “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth day, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullsh!t might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.

[jackal2]

These are much better than those religious parables!