A Wise Old Owl

 

There was an old owl who lived in an oak tree.

Every day, he observed incidents that occurred

around him.

Yesterday, he watched as a young boy helped an

old man carry a heavy basket. Today, he saw a

young girl shouting at her mother. The more he

saw, the less he spoke.

As the days went on, he spoke less but heard

more. The old owl heard people talking and

telling stories.

He heard a woman saying an elephant jumped

over a fence. He heard a man saying that he had

never made a mistake.

The old owl had seen and heard what happened

to people. There were some who became better,

some who became worse. But the old owl in the

tree had become wiser, each and every day.

The Moral

Be more observant. Talk less

and listen more. This will

make us wise.