The Wind and The Sun

It was an autumn day. The wind and the sun had an argument.

The wind boasted, "I am stronger than you."

The sun mildly said, "No. you are not."

Just then, they saw a traveler wrapped in a blanket passing by. The wind said, "Whoever separates the blanket from the traveler is the stronger one. Do you agree?"

The sun replied, "OK. First you try."

The wind started blowing. The traveler wrapped his blanket around him. He blew harder. The traveler held his blanket firmer. He blew even more harder. The traveler held his blanket tighter and tighter. The harder the wind blew, the traveler held his blanket tighter and firmer. The wind failed to blow off the blanket.

It was the sun's turn to try. The sun smiled gently at the traveler. The traveler then loosened his grip on the blanket. The sun smiled smiled even more warmly and the traveler felt the warmth and soon took of his blanket.

The sun was declared stronger than the wind.

Moral: A gentle smile can achieve what brutal force can't