Topic: LIFE IS FULL OF CHICKEN

LIFE IS FULL OF CHICKEN
Jack London’s classic, White Fang, is about an animal, half dog, half wolf, who learned to live among men. White Fang is very fond of chickens. Once he raided a chicken roost and killed 50 hens. His master whom White Fang loved with single heart, scolded him, and then took him into the chicken yard. When White Fang saw his favorite food walking around in front of him, he obeyed his natural impulse and lunged for them. Immediately he was checked by his master’s voice. He stayed in the chicken yard quite a while, and every time he made a move toward a chicken, his master’s voice would stop him. In this way he learned what his master wanted he learned to ignore the chickens. His master’s father argued “You couldn’t cure a chicken killer” but the master challenged him and they agreed to lock White Fang in with the chickens all afternoon.

Locked all afternoon in the yard with the chickens, White Fang lay down and went to sleep. Once he walked over to the trough for a drink. The chickens he calmly ignored. So far as he was concerned they did not exist.

At 4 o’clock he executed a running jump and leaped to the ground outside, whence he sauntered gravely to the house. He had learned the law. Out of love and desire to obey his master’s will, White Fang overcame his natural inborn tendencies. He may not have understood the reason, but he chose to bend his will to his master’s.

Life is full of chickens.

What you have to settle is whom you’ll serve.

THINK ABOUT THIS!
GOD BLESS.

This is really challenging and thought-provoking! I think this analogy teaches us about self-discipline and self-denial. Having to deny yourself of those things that you love most in order to be a well-refined and self-controlled person.

LIFE IS INDEED FULL OF CHICKENS BUT DO YOU HAVE TO EAT THEM ALL THE TIME?