"One day, a man climbed the mountain where a hermit woman was taking refuge meditating and he asked her:
- What are you doing in this loneliness? To which she replied:
- I have a lot of work.
- And how can you have so much work? I don't see anything here..
- I have to train two hawks and two eagles, reassure two rabbits, discipline a snake, motivate a donkey and tame a lion.
- And where are they that I don't see them?
- I have them inside me.
Hawks pounce on everything that comes their way, good or bad, I have to train them to jump on good things. They are my eyes.br>
The two eagles with their claws hurt and destroy, I have to teach them not to cause harm. They are my hands.
Rabbits want to go where they want, not to face difficult situations, I have to teach them to be calm even if there is suffering, or stumble. They are my feet.
The donkey is always tired, it is stubborn, it does not want to carry its load often. It's my body.
The most difficult to tame is the snake. Although she is locked in a strong cage, she is always ready to bite and poison anyone around her. I have to discipline her. It's my language.
I also have a lion. Oh... how proud, how conceited, he thinks he's the king. I have to tame it. It's my ego.
- I have a lot of work."
And what do you work on?

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