The donkey said to the tiger, “The grass is blue.”
The tiger replied, “No, the grass is green.”
The discussion became heated, and the two decided to take the matter to the lion, the king of the jungle.
When they reached the clearing in the forest where the lion sat on his throne, the donkey began to shout, “Your Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?”
The lion replied: “True, the grass is blue.”
The donkey, rushing forward, continued: “The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him.”
The lion king said, “The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence.”
The donkey happily jumped up and went on his way, while the tiger, accepting his punishment, approached the lion king and asked, “Your Majesty, why have you punished me, after all, the grass is green.”
The lion replied, “Indeed, the grass is green.”
The tiger asked, “Then why are you punishing me?”
To which the lion replied: “It has nothing to do with whether the grass is blue or green. The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave, intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey and then come and bother me with this question.”
The worst waste of time is to argue with the fanatic who doesn’t care about truth or reality, but only about the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on discussions that make no sense.
There are people who, despite all the evidence presented to them, do not have the capacity to understand, and others who are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and the only thing they want is to be right, even if they are not.
When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and tranquility are worth more.
-Credit to the anonymous author
