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The price of peace

Posted by Alexandra on April 24, 2011

Here is an oriental parable which I read in one Russian self-help book and tried to translate it for you. Hope you will like it.

One merchant and his servant were sailing together on the ship. It was servant's first trip in the sea. He was sitting on the deck of the ship, yelling, complaining and crying. They tried to calm him, but nothing helped. The doctor, who was on the same ship, wanted to heal him and offered his services. The merchant agreed. And then the doctor ordered the sailors to throw a servant in the sea. Servant was dangling with his arms and legs, breathless, caught eagerly an air with his mouth. Then they dragged him out of the water. After that he sat quietly on the deck. The merchant was astonished: "What is the wisdom of that act?"

Doctor replied, "The price of peace will be known if only once you look straight in the eye of danger."

Thank you for your time,

Alexandra

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Alexandra April 20, 2012 9:05

Thanks Mitran! You are welcome at any time!
mitran April 17, 2012 3:00

wow...really nice story. Ya, As for me , when you lost something then you felt regret...

Thanks for your share, I will be back your wall soon. It is attractive me....
Janna May 4, 2011 18:54

I want so much to answer in Russian, but I think, it's not allowed here))) Yeah, I'm here in this website with you now. By ready to read my comments)))
Alexandra May 4, 2011 12:32

Hi, Janna! It's so great to see your comment HERE:)))
Janna May 4, 2011 11:18

Hi, Alexandra! Cool! I like this story! You are the best!
Alexandra May 3, 2011 21:03

What a comment! Thank you, dear Inga! I am so happy that my translation is understandable and even good for you:))) The picture precisely fits to this story, thank you! I hope that nothing serious happend with that guy. Brrrrr:)))
Rosenmaiden May 3, 2011 11:57

Hello, dear Alexandra!

Interesting parable! Wonderful translation! Excellent work! Well Done!

Yeas, I agree with the doctor and other members of MyEC - "The price of peace will be known if only once you look straight in the eye of danger". Or in other words - we cognize all things in their comparison with each other! :-)

Have a great success, dear Alexandra! :-) You are a good translator! :-)

Inga.
Alexandra May 1, 2011 20:00

Thank you, Hesam! I am so happy you like it. It's a little story that teaches us not to fear everything and just keep calm and carry on. Yes, such films tell us a lot about life.
hesam May 1, 2011 10:27

the story was wonderful and made me think about the price of peace.

it is very valuable but we never pay attention to it.

when i see a film from world war 2, i think more about the price of peace we have now.

thank you dear alexa
Alexandra April 29, 2011 20:05

Thank you, dear Irina!