[Dixielandjazz] A Fable for Us All

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

As I'm reading and feeling regretful over hurts on both sides re  
Sacramental JazzFest, I also opened this email.  Hope it can give all a  grin, maybe 
even a moral.  I know I have plenty of folks in my life whom I  can apply 
this to, and they to me.
Ginny
 
     
Fable of the  Porcupines

It was the coldest  winter ever.  Many animals died because of the  cold.  
The porcupines, realizing the  situation, decided to group together. They 
were covered and protected, but  the quills of each wounded the closest 
companion. 
After a while, they decided to  distance themselves, and they began to die, 
alone and frozen. They had to  make a choice: either accept the quills of 
their companions or disappear  from the Earth.   Wisely, they decided to go 
back to being  together. They learned to live with the little wounds caused 
by their  close relationships because the most important part was the heat 
that came  from each other. They were able to survive. The best relationship 
is not  the one that brings together perfect people, but the one that forms 
when  individuals learn to live with the imperfections and admire the good  
qualities of others.  
Moral  of the story: LEARN  TO LOVE THE PRICKS IN YOUR LIFE.