The Axe Wound Healed, the Word Wound Didn't – An Anatolian Tale: The Woodcutter and the Bear
From Timeless Fairy Tales · 00:05:38
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"You're always like this!" "I wish I'd never married you!" A sentence spoken in anger lasts a few seconds; but in the other person's heart it sometimes stays a lifetime. We tell an old story from Anatolia: a woodcutter hosts his friend, the bear, at his home, then laughs at him in front of everyone. The next morning the bear hands him the axe: "Strike my head." We talk about what the bear shows the woodcutter months later, and what this story says about the words spoken in our homes.Chapters:00:00 "You're always like this!"00:22 The word that doesn't pass00:38 You forgot, they didn't00:51 My son's unfinished picture01:14 Anatolia tells: The woodcutter and the bear01:38 The bear at the table02:00 A "joke" in front of everyone02:12 "Take your axe, strike my head."02:39 Months later: the scar02:58 The wound of the tongue03:30 Quran: Say what is best03:41 Hadith: Speak good or stay silent03:58 Ahmed Yesevi: Speak gently04:21 This week's task: a note of apology04:39 Hadith: "Do not become angry."05:11 The axe cuts wood, words cut the heartSources in this episode:• Anatolian folk tale: The woodcutter and the bear.• Turkish proverb: "A sword's wound heals, a tongue's wound does not."• Quran, Surah al-Isra, verse 53.• Hadith (Abu Hurairah, Bukhari and Muslim): "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent."• Hadith (Abu Hurairah, Bukhari): "Do not become angry."• Ahmed Yesevi, Divan-i Hikmet (in today's words).💬 Is there a word you said in anger that you'd like to take back today? Tell us in the comments; no one is judged here.ℹ️ This episode is for general information and spiritual reflection; it does not replace educational or psychological counseling. Voice AI-generated. The narrator's memories are part of the storytelling.May God keep you.
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