I came across a nice blog, Happy Lotus, whose owner's name is Nadia (noo.. not being narcisstic this time.. she's another Nadia!); and in one of the articles, it quoted a classic Hindhu story about a snake. I just love the story as it shows how setting your boundaries and being kind & loving are not mutually exclusive. So I thought it is worth to share :)
There is a story that is told in India about a snake who got tired of children being afraid of it. Because of its desire to be loved, it followed the advice of a wise man to be more loving and stopped hissing when children were nearby. Eventually, the children started using the snake as a jump rope and it got upset for being disrespected. The story ends with the wise man telling the snake: “I told you to be loving but I did not tell you to forget to hiss”.
