What are some useful insights from the Chinese parable of the Snipe and the Clam?
from cheese_greater@lemmy.world to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 17 Mar 21:42
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A fisherman was attracted by a snipe and a clam while fishing. He tried to capture both but to no avail. A kingfisher caught a worm, but the clam took the worm away. When the clam tried to eat the worm, the snipe snatched the worm and ate it. The clam was very angry, and a grapple occurred between the snipe and the clam. The fisherman was delighted to observe the grapple. The idiom warns against fighting each other because a third party may be taking advantage of the two involved in the fighting.

{The fisherman catches them both and has them for dinner}

What are some current examples of this?

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