On 12/8/11, U R A Part Of God wrote: > *
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> *The story is told about a king whose only cure was to drink the milk of a > lioness. Great rewards of prestige, fame and fortune were offered for this > daunting task.*
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> *One man, both brave, wise, and courageous decided to go to Africa for the > sole purpose of milking a lioness.*
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> *Protective was she with her little cubs, but daily he would throw them > meat.*
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> *In time the lioness learned to trust this man.*
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> *Eventually he milked her and was off on his way.*
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> *Feeling mighty proud of the wise courageous and brave feat all his limbs > began an argument as to who deserves the credit.*
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> *“It is I” said the feet for I brought to Africa.*
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> *“No it is I” said the hands for milking the lioness.*
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> *“It is I” said the heart for I was courageous.*
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> *“No No, it was I said the mind” for the entire plan was conceived by me* >
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> *“It is I” said the tongue.*
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> *They all joined in bales of hysterical laughter.*
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> *“You, why you did nothing at all!” *
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> *“Soon we shall see who is most powerful.”*
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> *Arriving at the Palace the man – quite emotionally weary from his internal > schizophrenia – comes to the king.*
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> *Ushered he is in, and the king weekly arises and makes a humble bow > looking eagerly at his salvation.*
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> *Your majesty I have traveled to Africa – and here the tongue desires to > prove her power took over – and have milked a dog for you.* >
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> *“A dog” shouted the king for in his fury he was strengthened.* >
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> *Throw this dog to the dogs he shouted. As he was being dragged all the > limbs quaking in their skin cried out ‘You are right, save us, save us.” >
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> *“No problem” replied the tongue.*
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> *And speak he did “Please go back and tell the king that I had not finished > my sentence*
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> *I meant to say the lioness was as tame as a dog!”*
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> *Immediately the executioners retuned to the king and relayed the message.* >
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> *Overjoyed the king embraced the brave courageous wise man and richly > rewarded him.*
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> *The moral of the story is that nothing is as powerful as the tongue. * >
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> *As king Solomon – a truly wise man writes – life and death are in the > tongue.*
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