Think solution, not complaint

Think solution, not complaint attacked us. He captured one of us, and I managed to escape and come to you.” The lion’s anger shifted to the other lion. He roared, demanding to know who dared enter his forest. “Take me to him so I can deal with him myself.” The rabbit then set off with the lion. He led the lion around and finally brought him to the edge of a well, where he said, “Sir, the other lion is inside this well. You can see him for yourself.” The lion looked into the well and saw his reflection in the water. Thinking the rabbit’s story was true and that another lion was really inside, he roared, and the “other lion” roared back. Unable to tolerate the idea of another lion in his territory, he jumped into the well, attacking his own reflection. He then died in the well, falling victim to his own mistaken anger. Thus, a rabbit used clever strategy to defeat a foe as mighty as a lion. Rumi concludes by saying that the rabbit’s plan was like a trap for the lion. How remarkable was that rabbit who managed to outsmart the lion: “The snare of deceit was a lion’s trap, How remarkable was the rabbit who seized the lion!” This parable provided guidance to the Muslims of Rumi’s era. Rumi did not encourage Muslims to take up arms. He did not suggest that all the forest’s inhabitants should unite and attack the lion, promising them the title of hero if they succeeded, or martyrdom if they failed. Instead, Rumi