Reason, Science and Happiness argued among themselves: which of them is better, which is stronger? They could not decide for themselves and went to the biys so that they could judge them.
Biy said this, addressing Happiness:
– You, Happiness, are changeable and illegible, often appearing where you shouldn’t; you make a person happy, make him worry, suffer, and then leave him. Get to know the Mind better, you will live long.
“And you, Science,” said the biys, “are strong throughout the world.” You can make a black stone melt, sparkle for the whole world, sometimes you make something out of nothing, you turn a lot into nothing. You can create and destroy. Get acquainted with Reason, then you will live in honor for a long time.
To the mind the judges said:
“There is no person in the world who has a better friend than you.” But when a person is angry, you appear and disappear, giving way to evil. You return only when evil has already done its work. You begin to correct his mistakes, but you don’t always manage to do this. If you had not abandoned the person from the very beginning, then evil would not have taken your place.
Addressing everyone, the judges said this:
- You, Reason, be a man, you, Science, be a horse, and you, Happiness, be a whip. And if you unite, then everyone will be fine.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru