Typically, success and happiness are two concepts that depend on each other. In one of Aesop’s Fables, “The North Wind and the Sun,” the author wants to teach the reader on superiority of persuasion over force. Hundred years ago, the sun and the north wind used to live harmoniously as friends and as siblings. However, the north wind began to feel that the sun was loved by people more than he did prompting them to start having differences. Consequently, they decided to show their prowess. The north wind and the sun place a wager upon which of the two can most easily divest a traveler of his cloak. Although we are all determined to be successful in life, some of our “friends” are determined to see us fail ultimately.
The wind plays an important role in climatology because it determines and controls weather and climate. The sun is a powerful center of consideration since it helps people in their day-to-day activities. It is credited for holding the solar system together; generates space weather; and offers life-giving heat, light, and energy to human beings. People loved the two goddesses because they served to provide to them at the end of the day. However, the two started having differences after the wind realized that the sun was loved by human beings more than him. As a result, he decided to develop strategies that will bring the sun down ultimately. In the story at hand, I will examine what prompted the sun and the wind to bet on showing who was powerful than the other.
The sun had more benefits to the people across the world compared to the wind. This did not only make the wind become arrogant but also to be jealous. As a result, the wind decided to develop strategies to bring down the sun at the end of the day. In other words, he was not happy due to the success of the other goddess. The wind started passing rumors to the people through its waves that the sun was planning to destroy them.
However, the tactic did not work since human beings had already realized that the two had started falling out from each other. Being ashamed of himself for learning that human beings had already noticed their differences, he sets out for a mission of coming up with another strategy that would eventually destroy the sun. The sun had realized the wind’s behavior, but he remained calm because he knew that the people loved him because of his services to them. In other words, he was loved due to his success in delivering what was required from him. Additionally, the sun promised its heart that he would continue helping people in their day-to-day activities. He acknowledged that the descendants could only respect him based on the performance record rather than wasting his time on baseless fights.
One day, the sun and the wind woke up as usual. However, during their regular talks, they argued who was powerful than the other. The wind raised the argument as another strategy of showing people that he was more powerful than the sun. He aimed at using any available mechanism of bringing the sun down and embarrassing him in the eyes of the people. The argument made them bet that they have to find a way of competing to ultimately showcase their prowess. Each one of them believed that he was more potent than the other. However, the sun was not much interested in showing what he was capable of doing, but he decided to take up the challenge and show the planet that he was not a coward at all. In other words, he had to confirm to his descendants that he was not only there to provide essential services to the people, but he was capable of bringing the day-to-day activities to a standstill. It is during their argument that they saw a man passing on the pathway. “Let us agree,” said the Sun, “that he is the stronger who can strip that Traveler of his cloak” (Horikoshi et al., 2018). They decided to base their prowess on the one who will ultimately make the man remove his coat. They agreed to conduct the test by trying each one at a time.
The two agreed that the test would be the solution to their recent differences since the winner will be declared the powerful goddess. The wind was selected to start the trial. He sent strong waves towards the man. Unfortunately, the man held his coat tightly and proceeded with his journey. Although the waves were extreme, he decided to endure them and move towards his destination. The coercive approaches of the North Wind had little success (Horikoshi et al., 2018). The sun sent intense rays towards the man in the quest of showing its prowess. The rays shone on the head of the man, making him not only remove the coat but also find a shelter to allow the sun to set so that he can proceed with his journey. Although the sun was not in a mission to show his prowess to the world, ultimately, making the man remove his coat made him more potent on top of the fame he had gained from people due to the services he had been providing them all along. As a result, the win made him earn more respect from his descendants.
In summing up, the story teaches the reader to appreciate the success of others rather than developing tactics of bringing them down in the end. The sun had earned fame and respect because of his success in delivering essential services to the people. On the other hand, the wind, who was a bit arrogant, decided to come up with ways of bringing the sun down instead of working like him to earn such respect and fame in due course. It shows the reader that kind and gentleness inducement win where bully and force fail.
Work Cited
Horikoshi, Y., Kaneko, T., Morikawa, Y., Isogai, M., Suwa, J., Higuchi, H., … & Ito, K. (2018). The north wind and the sun: pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program combining restrictive and persuasive approaches in hematology-oncology ward and hematopoietic stem cell transplant unit. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 37(2), 164-168.
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