{"id":100,"date":"2013-09-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cc1f5ebc-e160-4a8e-914d-efd2c9b6c25d"},"modified":"2013-09-19T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T05:00:00","slug":"the-crow-and-the-pitcher-fables-for-success-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewonderchildblog.com\/?p=100","title":{"rendered":"The Crow and the Pitcher: Fables for Success, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Crow and the Pitcher: <\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Fables For Success, Part One<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

By<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Joseph Anthony<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

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So the story
\ngoes* of a thirsty crow circling over a field on a late summer afternoon.  With rainbows hidden in its wings and drops
\nof blood for its eyes, the thirsty crow flew in search of water.  Its throat was parched making its caw-caw<\/i> more brittle and abrasive than
\nusual.  Still it could find no
\nwater.  The crow alighted on the top
\nbranch of a tree and patiently looked around. 
\nThere sitting on a rock perhaps left by one of the farmers who had sat
\ndown for a break, was a pitcher.  Curious,
\nand with a glimmer of hope sparking through its chest, the crow flew down, gave
\na few caws, and looked in.  Sure enough\u2014water.  The grateful crow dipped its beak into the
\nopening of the pitcher, but it could not reach the water inside.  So close. 
\nSo horribly close to quenching its thirst, but it couldn\u2019t reach the
\nwater.  The crow tried tipping the
\npitcher but the pitcher was too heavy. 
\nIt tried cawing at the pitcher with all its might and still the pitcher
\ndid not pour its contents into its dry, gleaming, crooked beak.  The crow marched around the pitcher, looking
\neverything like an angry shadow.  It kicked
\na stone and then, with the image of having that water flowing down its dry throat
\nutmost in its mind, it had an idea.  It
\npicked up a rock in its beak and dropped it into the pitcher.  Nothing happened.  The idea flew through its mind however like a
\nflock of crows at dawn and he feverishly yet determinedly added stone after
\nstone, rock after rock and soon, yes, it was working\u2014the water began to rise,
\nrise closer to its beak until, at last, after a long time dedicated to this
\nseemingly pointless task, the crow with the rainbows hidden in its wings,
\nlowered its beak into the pitcher and drank. 
\nIt drank until its throat was cooled, soothed.  It drank until its body was refreshed and the
\nspace within its bones felt light again, wanting sky.  Satisfied the crow strutted away from the
\npitcher and then, with a triumphant caw-caw<\/i>,
\nit rose into the afternoon sky to go exploring and to share its joy with the
\nworld.<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

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Application:<\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n

Know what
\nyou desire.  Know what you are thirsty
\nfor.  Then go get it.  Keep the image of your desire upper most in
\nyour mind and when you get close, and something seemingly goes wrong, or
\npresents a block, stick with it.  Don\u2019t
\ngive up.  You might be seconds or inches
\naway from success. Hold the vision.  Let
\nyour thirst inform your imagination. 
\nExamine your surroundings.  Vent
\nif you need too.  Sometimes it feels
\nfrustrating.  Go ahead, kick up some dust
\n(just not in anyone\u2019s eyes, especially your own); whine if you need to–but
\nkeep dreaming.  Know that no matter how
\ndark you may feel, no matter how many doubts flock towards you, there are
\nrainbows within the secret folds of your doubts and fears\u2014they are the keys to
\nyour courage and faith.  They are the
\nwings that will carry you in the direction you must go.  Use your head, and heart.  Think. And when the solution comes, because it will,
\nbe ready for the inspiration, be ready to act\u2014no matter how seemingly small the
\naction\u2014pick up the stone, and then keep going. 
\nStone by stone, do the little things. 
\nStay devoted to the thirst, to your desire, and watch success rise to
\nmeet you.  Delight in that success
\ntoo.  Drink your fill.  Let it flow through you and lift you to new
\nheights.  Let it soothe your voice, and
\nthen, know this: The world is waiting.  Share your triumph. Share your joy, your
\nsuccess.  Tell the world how you didn\u2019t
\ngive up.  Be an inspiration to someone
\nelse, and soar, soar with the water of life flowing through your veins. <\/o:p><\/font><\/p>\n


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*This post is based on Aesop\u2019s fable, the Crow and the Pitcher<\/font><\/p>\n

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