The Ants and the Honey

A group of ants were investigating a store cupboard one day when they came across a jar of spilled honey.

Excited about the marvellous find, most of them waded in to enjoy its sweetness, and eat as much as they could.

One ant however, stood at the edge of the pool of honey, and ate just enough to satisfy herself. She then went off to see if she could find anything to take back to the nest.

A while later she returned, to find her comrades still standing in the honey.  All were moaning and wailing.  “Help, we are stuck, we were too greedy and thoughtless, now our fragile legs are stuck and we can’t escape.”

“I cannot help you without putting myself in danger, and with you all stuck here I need to take food back to the nest for others.”

When you encounter abundance take care not to overindulge and become thoughtless of others.