{"id":446,"date":"2021-01-20T11:03:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2021-01-20T11:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T11:04:50","slug":"wednesday-wisdom-lost-in-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wednesday-wisdom-lost-in-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Wisdom: Lost in the Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-455\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; color: #707070; font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif; text-align: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/istockphoto-1255323094-170667a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/istockphoto-1255323094-170667a.jpg 509w, https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/istockphoto-1255323094-170667a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #339966; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif; font-size: 17px;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Five friends had gone<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #339966; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif; font-size: 17px;\"> for a morning trek in a dense forest and somehow managed to get completely lost.<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Struggling to find their way out of it for<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong> good 8 hours,<\/strong> <\/span>there came a point where they were hungry, thirsty and tired. They desperately needed to get back now. It was getting dark. They decided to strategise a right plan to find the quickest way back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5472.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5472.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5472-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5472-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/5472-1024x614.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The first<\/strong> <strong>one<\/strong><\/span> thought, we must turn around and attempt to go back in exactly the same direction that we came in.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The second one<\/strong><\/span> said his gut feeling said, the exit is to their left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The third one<\/strong> <\/span>said, I remember in which direction the sun rose when we came and based on that, technically we must turn right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>The fourth one<\/strong><\/span> thought, we must keep marching in the same direction as we were already walking since they had already covered a few miles and there has to be an end to the forest soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The fifth one<\/span><\/strong>, who was the wisest of all, said we must climb a tree, rise above and take a view from the top and find the shortest way out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">In frustration, they all never came on the same page and each one thought he is right, and the others are wrong. None gave up their point of view, disregarded others wrong opinions and went with their own respective \u2018rights\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Each chose his own path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The fifth one did find the shortest way to a nearest village, he was wise indeed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The fourth one, found a pack of wolves but fought them and learnt how to survive in a forest. He started loving it out there.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The third one, found another team of hikers, eventually found his way out with them and made new friends too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The second one, found a farm and was hosted by a lovely family and spent few of the best days of his life before he headed home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #993300;\">The first one, struggled for a good 7 hours, but remembers it as his best night trek ever.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">This story reminded us,<\/span><\/strong> that everything in life is not about right and wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Rights and wrongs<\/strong><\/span> have broken many friendships and spoiled far too many relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6e8240abdb7b3dbbe8e5e7c2f7950ff4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6e8240abdb7b3dbbe8e5e7c2f7950ff4.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6e8240abdb7b3dbbe8e5e7c2f7950ff4-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>A 6 from my side, looks like a 9<\/strong> <\/span>from yours. Let\u2019s not impose our views on others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">We may be the wisest one, and may know the quickest fix, but wisdom is, in letting each one, find their own path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"346\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Suggestions are welcome if they aren\u2019t imposed. We must never judge or label those who disagree with us. <strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Agree to disagree, respectfully.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">All roads lead to Rome. And all roads have one common outcome, a worthy experience. _<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Every time the dice is rolled, <strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">a new experience unfolds<\/span><\/strong>. And each one enriches us, in its own unique way and eventually adds to our maturity, wisdom and growth._<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Let life unfold for each one of us in its own way. Who are we to conclude who\u2019s right and who\u2019s wrong? Everyone is right, in their own way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Out beyond the ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/www.samunnati.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/download-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Written By: Anugya Dixit. 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