A newly married couple went for a walk together in a wood, one fine summers evening after dinner. They were having such a wonderful time being together until they heard a sound in the distance; quack ! quack ! listen said the wife,that must be a chicken. No, no, that was a duck, said the husband. no, im sure that was a chicken, she said. impossible, chickens go cock-a-doodle-doo ducks go quack! quack! thats a duck, darling he said, with the first signs of irritation. quack ! quack ! it went again. see! its a duck, he said. no dear. Thats a chicken. Im possitive, she asserted, digging in here heels. listen WIFE !! that - is - a Duck, DUCK !! got it!?! he said angrily !!. but its a chicken, she protested. its a FRIGGIN DUCK !!. YOU..YOU .... And it went quack ! quack ! again before he said something he oughtnt the wife is almost in tears. but its a chicken. the husband saw the tears welling up in his wifes eyes and, at last, remembered why he had married her. His face softened and he said gently, sorry darling, i think you must be right. that is a chicken. thank you, darling, she said and she squeezed his hand. quack quack! came the sound through the woods, as the continued their walk together in love. The insight that the husband finally awakened to was this : who cares whether it is a chicken or a duck? what was much more important was their harmony together, that they could enjoy their walk on such fine summers evening. how many marriages are broken over unimportant matters? how many divorces cite chicken or duck stuff. When we understand this story, we will remember our priorities. the marriage is more important than being right about whether it is a chicken or a duck. And besides, how many times have we been absolutely, certainly, and positively convinced we are right. only to find out later we were, in fact, totally wrong? who knows? that could have been a genetically modified chicken made to sound like a duck! for the sake of gender equality, i usually switch around the one who says its a chicken and who says its a duck.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 05:52:05 +0000
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