Two Little Mice, The bucket And The Cream

Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream. And discovering that the cream was dragging them underneath, one quickly gave and drowned. The other one paddled so hard, that it finally turned that cream into butter and it walked out.

Now for easy articulation, let's call the first mouse Tom and the second mouse Jerry. The cream, in this case symbolises pleasure or anything that looks good and pleasing to the eyes (also note, cream in itself brings joy to the taste buds).Tom in this story portrays a character that most of us have when we fall into success or find ourselves deep in the gratification of our desires. What Tom didn't anticipate, is that you can actually drown in pleasure and as a result lose your dignified self. Death became of him, not because he did any wrong, but because he pursued and consumed too much pleasure that when it overwhelmed him, he did not have the stomach to stand and absorb the consequences.This is what most us do in life. We endlessly pursue our lot, but when it's too much for us to handle we give in to power of pleasure. Thereby, we end up losing our selves, our identity and dignity. For instance, how many dignified individual you know these days? Our characters have suffered a painful death in the hands of pleasure.

Now let's turn to Jerry (the one that survived). Jerry is an ideal chap, he refused to be consumed by death in the hands of pleasure. One thing that one must understand though, is that in life we are not guaranteed a smooth ride and you'll always come across difficulties. Now it's what you do with those intricacies that determines your fate. Whether in crisis or in pleasure, you will always come across some painful experience or a downturn of some sought. Unlike Tom, Jerry fought his way out and finally turned a difficult situation into a stepping stone, and he came out a better lad, more determined and more stronger. Furthermore, I hope he learned his lesson, never go near illusive pleasures.Troubles are nothing but only platforms where we get moulded into better individuals for our betterment tomorrow. The question though you should be asking yourself is; which 'mouse' are you going to be? Tom or Jerry.......?
Also, keep in mind that pleasure can only be a means not an end, God is the perpetual novelty

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Sources: Life Scrolls; The Mouse You Could Be