Snake Bite

2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43

My client is a 45 year old attractive woman. She is a successful entrepreneur, a happy mother and wife, but she does not let go of resentment

Eight years ago she was "thrown" by a partner whom she trusted - he took away a joint business with the entire client base. And as I already wrote, over the years she has risen again, her business brings income.

From an outside perspective, everything is fine in her life, but she is still tormented by the question: "How could he do this to me, because all the money in the world is not worth human relations?"

Once upon a time, the story of the meeting of Zarathustra with a snake, told by Nietzsche, helped me to cope with a similar situation.

Once Zarathustra fell asleep under a fig tree, for it was hot, and put his hand on his face. But a snake crawled and bit him on the neck so that Zarathustra cried out in pain. Taking his hand from his face, he looked at the snake; then she recognized the eyes of Zarathustra, awkwardly she turned away and wanted to crawl away.

"Wait," said Zarathustra, "I have not thanked you yet! You woke me up by the way, my way is still long."

"Your path is already short," the snake answered sadly, "my poison is killing."

Zarathustra smiled. "When did the dragon die of the poison of the snake?" He said. "But take back your poison! You are not rich enough to give it to me." Then the snake again wrapped itself around his neck and began to lick his wound."

How good it is to know that the "poison" of a destructive relationship can not be accepted. How wonderful it is to feel rich enough to generously surrender to another what he claims. What a relief to finally let go of the bondage of resentment and disappointment.