Long-time ago in the Animal Kingdom, a sheep was walking at the edge of the forest when he saw a lion crying, trapped inside a cage. The lion begged the sheep to save him with a promise not to kill and eat her, but the sheep refused. After much persuasion, the sheep opened the cage for the lion.
Now the lion was very hungry having stayed in the cage for days without food. It quickly grabbed the sheep to kill and eat it but the sheep reminded him of his promise. They were still there arguing when other animals came passing and they sought to know what happened. Both the lion and the sheep narrated their own side of the story but because the other animals were fearful of the lion, all the animals sided with the lion except the tortoise who claim not to understand the whole scenario.
Now the Tortoise asked the lion to show them where he was before the sheep rescued him. The lion pointed at the cage. He asked again, “were you inside or outside when the sheep arrived”? The lion said he was inside. The tortoise again said, “ok, enter the cage again and let’s see how difficult it could be inside”. The lion entered and the tortoise locked him back inside.
In amazement, the other animals asked the tortoise “why” and he replied “if we allow him to eat the sheep today, he will still go hungry tomorrow and we don’t know whom the lion will eat next among us.
Moral: Don’t support evil today because it doesn’t affect you directly, tomorrow it could be your turn. Likewise, the seed of negativity we plant today may come back to haunt us in the future.