People don’t upset you. You allow yourself to be upset by other people. If you, like Aron, learn to be like the eye of the proverbial storm, then you will know everlasting peace.
Please enjoy Aron’s story.
Aron’s story.
In a small, bustling village, there lived a man named Aron. Known for his unwavering calm, he often drew curious glances from those around him. No matter how chaotic or stressful a situation became, Aron remained serene, as though he carried a secret no one else knew.
One day, as he sat quietly by the village square, a heated argument broke out between two merchants over a sale. Voices rose, tempers flared, and soon, a crowd gathered, eager to watch the spectacle unfold. Aron, sitting nearby, was asked, “How can you just sit there and not get upset? Aren’t you frustrated by the shouting?”
Aron smiled and replied, “Do you see that tree over there?” He pointed to a tall oak, its branches swaying gently in the wind.
The villager nodded.
“When the wind blows,” Aron said, “the branches move, sometimes violently, but the tree remains rooted in the earth. It doesn’t fight the wind. It bends, but it doesn’t break.”
The villager looked puzzled. “But what does that have to do with the argument?”
Aron chuckled softly. “People’s words, actions, even their anger—they are like the wind. They swirl around us, trying to pull us into their storm. But we can choose whether to be uprooted or to stay grounded, like the tree. I can’t control the wind, but I can control how I react to it.”
As the argument reached its peak, one of the merchants stormed over to Aron. “Aren’t you angry at this injustice?” he demanded.
Aron simply smiled again. “I choose peace.”
The merchant, flustered, walked away. The argument soon fizzled out, and the crowd dispersed, but Aron remained, as still and calm as ever.
From that day on, whenever the villagers felt the weight of stress or anger, they would look to Aron, the man who mastered the wind—not by fighting it but by mastering himself.
P.S. The fire that’s starved of additional fuel will soon die down.
