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To be as brief as possible with my analysis, I will tell a small but ancient tale. A forest bear got stuck in the thicket and could not move at all. Good thing the woodcutter was passing by. He put the ax down, rescued the bear, and let him go. When Bear saw this, she overtook the kindly man and said to him, "Long live, woodcutter! You saved my bear." Do you want to be friends? He agreed—how could he refuse the terrible beast? Out of gratitude, the bear welcomed him and, before sending him away alive and stronger, reached out to kiss him. Oh, Bear, how awful your mouth smells!" The woodcutter frowned. The bear bent down and quietly thought, "Hit me with the ax now." "What are you talking about, Bear?" How can I hit you? You're my stepsister! "Hit me, or I'll eat you!" The woodcutter was afraid and didn't know what to do—he listened to her. He swung his ax and brought it down on her neck. The bear growled, turned its back on him, and left. Years passed. One day the woodcutter ran into Bear again in the forest. "Good meeting, brother!" She was pleased for him. The man was frightened at first, but when he saw that there was no trace of the deep wound on her neck, he embraced his old acquaintance and asked, "How are you, Bear? Have you recovered from the wound I gave you with the axe?" The bear looked at him sadly and replied, "Listen to what I'm going to tell you, man. "A bad wound heals, but a bad word is not forgotten.  Indeed, God has endowed us with the ability to think and speak. But we humans sometimes speak without considering the consequences. We often fail to consider the opposing viewpoint. We think that we are always right. We don't contemplate whether we offend or hurt someone. We cannot know what situation the person in front of us was in. We are unaware of the circumstances he endured prior to engaging in conversation with us. It frequently occurs that we inadvertently cause offense without realizing it. However, we often become offended when others say things we dislike. Therefore, we begin to divide ourselves into friends and enemies.

Author: Sezgin Ismailov

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