The Grapes of Disappointment
- Hristina Telencheva
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 13, 2021
We all have heard or read the famous Aesop’s fable of “The Fox and the Grapes”.
In a few words, it runs as follows:
“One hot summer’s day a fox was strolling through an orchard when he came to a bunch of grapes that were ripening on a vine, hanging over a lofty branch. ‘Those grapes are just the things to quench my thirst,’ said the Fox.
Drawing back a few paces, the fox took a run and a jump, but just missed the bunch of grapes. Turning round again he jumped up, but with no greater success.
Again and again the fox tried to jump up and reach the juicy grapes, but at last had to give it up, and walked away with his nose in the air, saying: ‘Oh well, I am sure they are sour anyway.”
We all remember the moral: “It is easier to despise what you cannot get.”
This little story hides a keen truth about the way we as humans can very quickly turn from desire to hatred when we don’t get what we want in order to cope with failure and our inability to fulfil our goals.
We all remember the Fox’s words. Words that became symbol of the Grapes of disappointment.
But…
What if the fable’s end is not the end of the story?
What if the Fox’s words are his “pause button”?
What if the Fox needs some more time to prepare for a greater jump?
Sometimes, some more time is all that we need.
More time to get clarity on what we really want to achieve.
More time to create a plan how to let our dreams and goals come true.
More time for a better preparation, harder work, new skills development and personal growth in a patient and slow down mode.
Maybe, sometimes, it’s ok when we don’t get everything that we want… RIGHT NOW.
Sometimes, in this “right now” moment, we are not ready to “pay the price” for our desires.
And, here is the challenge.
Is the Fox going to press the “stop button” and walk away or the “pause button” and try again later? It’s the Fox’s choice. It depends on the depth of his desire.
How deep is your desire?
Do you want to play the role of a person who is speaking disparagingly of things that they cannot attain… now?
This little tale is still a tale of present interest. We know the ancient fable and its popular moral.
But we can finish the tale and create another story end…
The end that we desire.
Here you can find the Article in Bulgarian language:
Sources:
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https://interestingliterature.com/2018/08/a-summary-and-analysis-of-aesops-the-fox-and-the-grapes-fable/
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