The Wind and The Sun | Aesop’s Fable

When it comes to strength and gentle persuasion, then this story fits perfectly. This ‘The Wind and The Sun’ beautiful Aesop fable teaches us a lot in this modern era…

Once upon a time, a debate arose between The Wind and The Sun as to who was more powerful. The Wind said to The Sun, “I am more powerful than you.” The Sun replied to The Wind on this and said, “No, you are not stronger than me.”

Thus, they argued with each other for almost six weeks. At last, The Wind said, “Let’s see who is more powerful among us.” To this, The Sun replied, “Okay, I agree too.”

Then suddenly, The Wind saw a traveller. On seeing him, an idea came up to The Wind. He said to The Sun, “Look, the traveller is coming, whoever forces him to take off his coat, he will be considered as most powerful. I’ll try it first till then you hide behind the clouds.”

The Sun hides behind the clouds and The Wind starts blowing very hard. But the harder The Wind was blowing, the traveller would wrap the coat more tightly around his body to protect himself from the cold. The Wind kept blowing like this for a long time and finally got tired and calmed down.

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The Wind could not succeed in getting off the passenger’s coat. Seeing this, The Sun said, ”Now, it’s my turn.” Then the wind stopped suddenly. And the sun came out of the clouds and started shining brightly.

The Sun had not even spent half its energy yet. In the meantime, the passenger was badly drenched with sweat. When he could not bear it, at last, he took off his coat and put it on his shoulder. To escape from the heat of the sun, he sat down under the shade of a tree near the roadside.

Seeing this, The Northwind accepted his defeat and went away after saluting The Sun.

What is the Moral of “The Wind and The Sun” Fable

The lesson we learn from the Story is that Don’t be proud of your strength and ability. Force is often defeated by a Kind Persuasion.

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Application of “The Wind and The Sun” Fable in Real Life

• In Today’s busy life of professional or personal, we want to be at the forefront. We want our work to be done as quickly and easily. But it is not always right to do so.
• We often use power to get our work done so that it can be completed without any hindrance. But often when the force is used, the work gets spoiled and gets delayed.
• But the work done with Gentle Persuasion is not only good but also inspires others in many ways.