Sorrow and trouble come alike to all mankind.There is no respect of persons;the rich have there share as well as the poor.How true are the statement Job.5:7 "But human beings are born to trouble just as sparks fly upward." and 14:11 "As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up."
It's a narrated story.In a village a young boy was playing by the river's side.Suddenly,he heard a cry for help,save me,please save me! A Gharial (crocodile) was caught in a net and it cried out of help.The boy hesitated:What if the Gharial ate him up? But he crocodile pleaded with him and said, "I promise you that I won't devour you.Please save me. Moved the boy began to cut the net that had trapped the crocodile.No sooner was its head free from the net than the crocodile grabbed the boy's leg in its jaws.
Now it was the boy's turn to cry.How unfair you are,he shouted.The crocodile said,what to do? such is the way of world.Such is life, and continued.The boy was not worried about dying;he couldn't accept crocodile's ingratitude.While his leg was slowly sliding into the jaws of crocodile,the boy looked at the birds on a nearby tree and asked:Is the crocodile uttering the truth? Is life unjust? Are not words honoured?".
The birds replied,We take such care to build safe nests on the tops of trees to protect our eggs.Yet,snakes come and swallow them. The crocodile is right.Then the boy saw a donkey grazing on the banks of the lake and repeated his question.When I was young my master loaded soiled linen on my back and extracted maximum amount of work from me.Now that I am old and feeble, he has abandoned me.Such is indeed the way of the world.There is injustice and unfairness and such is life,said the donkey.The boy, still not convinced,noticed a rabbit and repeated his question.The rabbit said,No no I cannot accept what the crocodile is saying.It is utter nonsense,hearing this,the crocodile become angry and wanted to argue with the rabbit,even while holding the boy's leg in its strong jaws.The rabbit protested,saying that as the crocodile's mouth was choked with the boy's leg,it was not able to decipher what the crocodile was trying to say.The crocodile laughed heartily at this and said,I am not a fool! If I let go,the boy would run away.
Now you are really stupid,said the rabbit.Have you forgotten how strong your tail is.Even if he runs,you can smash him with just one mighty lash of your tail.
The crocodile fell for this and and releasing the boy,continued its argument and the boy took to his heels.Only when it tried to raise its tail,did the crocodile realise that it was still entangled in the net.The crocodile glared at the rabbit.The rabbit smiled sweetly, saying,Now do you understand?such is life!
In short while,the young boy returned with the villagers. A dog that came along spotted the rabbit and started chasing it.The boy screamed at the dog.This rabbit saved my life,don't attack him.Alas,before the boy could intervene,the dog had chased and killed the rabbit in a jiffy.
The following bible verse given strength to overcome all undue circumstance, which we face on our day today life.Isa.41:13 "For I,the Lord your God,hold your right hand;it is I who say to you, "Do not fear,I will help you." Ps.55:22 "Cast your burden on the Lord,and he will sustain you;he will never permit the righteous to be moved." Matt.6:25 "Therefore I tell you,do not worry about your life,what you will eat or what you will drink,or about your body,what you will wear.Is not life more than food,and the body more than
clothing." Matt.11:28-30 " Come to me,all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens,and I will give you rest.Take my Yoke upon you, and learn from me;for I am gentle and humble in heart,and you will find rest for your souls.For my yoke is easy,and my burden is light."
God saved the boy through a rabbit,at the same time rabbit sacrifice his life for him,its a natural phenomenon.unfairness is a part and parcel of life.Such is the way of life.Can we teach ourselves not to be victims of unfairness and face it with the understanding that life's mysteries cannot be fully understood.