{"id":49194,"date":"2017-08-18T13:38:47","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T11:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=49194"},"modified":"2017-09-13T13:12:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T11:12:49","slug":"%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-184-%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b5%d8%a9-1882017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-184-%d9%84%d9%85-%d8%aa%d9%86%d8%aa%d9%87-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%b5%d8%a9-1882017\/","title":{"rendered":"On Life 184 \u2013 The Story Hasn\u2019t Ended Yet \u2013 August 18, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the previous article, we resumed tackling some human principles that govern people\u2019s dealing, such as treating others as they want to treat them and understanding their points of view which may differ from theirs. We presented the story of \u201cRed Riding Hood\u201d who saved a small animal, called him, \u201cLittle Monster\u201d, and took care of him. Yet, he fled from her. But, after a few days, he returned, put his head in her hat and slept! It was only then that she reflected, \u201cAt last my monster got to understand what I did for him.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

The story did not end, but its incidents continued. Yet, this time it was told from the little monster\u2019s point of view. On a sunny day, while he was playing on a tree\u2019s branch, he found a big monster hurrying to and snatching him. He did not know where the big monster was taking him until he found himself in a water basin inside a small dark place. He was in pain. Every day, he was dragged to walk to for long distances aimlessly. He used to feel humiliated.<\/span><\/h2>\n

One day, the hunter took him to place full of similar big monsters like him where he felt annoyed by their strokes as they played with him! Also, the big monster made him a narrow dungeon from carton and wrote on it, \u201cHouse\u201d, whereas his true house was the forest. It came to pass that one night the big monster put something tight on his head which made him feel terrible, as his temperature started to rise. He did not know what to do until he found him opening the window. So, he threw the hat away and fled hurriedly to the forest.<\/span><\/h2>\n

After a while, the weather got very cold. So, he yearned to returning to the big monster\u2019s house. He looked for him until he found him standing somewhere, wearing a red hat. So, he entered quickly to seek some warmth, intending to return to the beautiful forest on the following day!<\/span><\/h2>\n

This might be a children\u2019s tale. Yet, it emphasizes an important human principle: others do not have to see things the way you do. One person\u2019s view differs from the other\u2019s. So does his interpretation of things. For example, the girl\u2019s felt the animal was in great danger and that she saved his life was, while he felt he was playing on a tree\u2019s branch, then was snatched! This applies to all the issues of life. There are different interpretations of the same incident. Also, successful human relations need good listening and understanding lest one party misunderstand the other or see him as a big or small monster.<\/span><\/h2>\n

To be continued \u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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