A crow lived in the forest and was absolutely satisfied in life.
But one day he saw a swan.
"This swan is so white," he thought, "and I am so black. This
swan must be the happiest bird in the world."
He expressed his thoughts to the swan. "Actually," the swan
replied, "I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until
I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think the parrot is
the happiest bird in creation."
The crow then approached the parrot. The parrot explained, "I
lived a very happy life—until I saw a peacock. I have only two
colors, but the peacock has multiple colors."
The crow then visited a
peacock in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had
gathered to see him. After the people had left, the crow
approached the peacock. "Dear peacock," the crow said, "you
are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see
you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I
think you are the happiest bird on the planet."
The peacock replied, "I always thought that I was the most
beautiful and happy bird on the planet. But because of my
beauty, I am entrapped in this zoo. I have examined the zoo
very carefully, and I have realized that the crow is the only
bird not kept in a cage. So for past few days I have been
thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily roam
everywhere."
That's our problem too. We make unnecessary
comparison with others and become sad. We don't value what
has God given us. This all leads to the vicious cycle of
unhappiness.
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