“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci. Adopted by Steve Jobs.
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A Gnat landed on the horn of a Bull without asking. After resting a short time, he was ready to fly away.
Before leaving, the Gnat said to the Bull, “I will be leaving now. I am sure that you will like the fact that I am doing so!”
“Well, it’s all the same to me,” said the Bull, “I did not even know you were there.”
Moral of the Story: Small mind, great conceit. Real validation is sourced completely from internal self, it neither must ask an external nor tell an external.
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Introduction – The Essential Aesop – Epilogue
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Why We Loved It: This fable reminds us to see ourselves for who we are and what we actually do and accomplish, and to be humble for any social importance. It reminds us that real validation comes from within and does not require, “Likes.” The new social media world runs on the engine of expressed social validation, which is unteathered to real human worth and validation. Real human worth and validation come solely from the inside, not the outside. If we find validation in the external, we are subject to the insecurity that results from giving power to the whims of the external. Confucius said, “A great man can handle fame, but the greater man can handle being unknown.“
“And I can see you years from now in a bar; Talking over a football game; With that same big loud opinion; But nobody’s listening.” ~Taylor Swift, Mean.
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