PARABLE OF Wizards and sheep.

In a clearing, among the vast forest, there lived a magician who had a large flock of sheep. Every day, he ate a sheep from the flock. Sheep wizard caused a lot of anxiety - they ran through the woods, and he had to spend a lot of time trying to catch a sheep, and other reassemble to the fold. Of course, the sheep, which he was going to kill him, felt it and began to desperately resist, and her screams scared others. And then the magician has decided to come up with a trick - he talked to every sheep alone, and each something inspired.

One, he said, "You're not a sheep, you are the same person as I am. You have nothing to fear, because I only kill and eat sheep, but you are the only person in this stage and then - my best friend ».

Second, he said, "Why are you running away from me, the other sheep. You're a lion, and you have nothing to fear. I only kill sheep, but you are my friend ».

Third, he inspired: "Listen, you are not sheep, you wolf. Wolf, which I respect. I, as before, will continue daily to kill one lamb out of the flock, but the wolf, best friend, the magician, there is nothing to be afraid ».

Thus, he spoke with each of the sheep and each inspired that she was not a sheep, a totally different animal, which differs from all the other sheep in the herd. After this conversation, completely changed the behavior of sheep - they are quietly grazing, and never ran into the woods. And kogdavolshebnik killed another sheep, they thought, "Well, killed another sheep, and me - a lion, a wolf, a man best friend, the magician, there is nothing to be afraid».

Even the sheep, whom he killed, ceased to resist. He just came up to one of them and say, "Oh, my best friend, we have not talked. Come to me in the yard. I need your advice about the flock. " And sheep proudly walked into the courtyard of the wizard. And there he actually asked his best friend, how things are going in the herd. Victim happy to tell him everything, and then the magician kill her. As death came instantly, the sheep do not have time to understand.

The wizard was very happy - he raised his self-esteem of each of the sheep, in the end they are no longer bother with thoughts of imminent death, have become less neurotic, enjoy life and quietly grazing, causing the meat was much tastier. Over the years, the magician is easily controlled with a huge stage and most interesting is that the rest of the sheep began to help him - if some very clever sheep began to speculate about the true state of affairs, the other Regional Exbn ... well, that is lions, people, wolves - best friends wizard, informed him about the strange behavior of the sheep, and the next day a magician ate it with pleasure.

Such is the parable. And you, by the way, who considers himself - a lion, a wolf or perhaps even human?