The Serpent’s Well

In a quiet village lived a man who carried a hidden well within him. This well was not filled with water, but with venom—opinions, resentments, and malice he had stored over the years.

Whenever someone dropped a single word into that well, the serpent inside stirred, and venom spilt out with the same force as before. The villagers, weary of being stung, began to drift away. Conversations ended quickly, excuses were made, and silence grew heavier with each passing day.

A wise woman remembered the words of a healer: “Emotions lodge themselves in the body, and healing begins only when one opens the door to it.” But the man kept his wound sealed, refusing to let the healer’s touch reach him.

MORAL OF THE STORY

 A closed vessel cannot be cleansed, and a heart locked in venom cannot taste the sweetness of connection.

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RXC #428