蝸 (snail) 角 (horn) 之 ('s) 爭 (fight)The Qi (齊) dynasty broke a pact made with the Wei (魏) dynasty, forcing angry Wei to consider a strike against Qi.
The wise advisors pled for peace.
"Your Highness, do you have any idea how vast the universe is?"
"I'd imagine it's rather vast."
"Do you see the tentacles move on these snails? There is a country on each of them. See this sickly one? The left tentacle went to war with the right tentacle, causing much bloodshed."
"What kind of nonsense is that?"
"As you imagined, Your Highness, the universe is vast beyond our comprehension. All the fights end up being petty."
The king, curiously calmed after hearing this strange story, looked at his own fingers, and lost any desire to go to war.
The story we need during these uncertain times! No nice of you to post this.
ReplyDelete