There once was a lion who caught a mouse between his paws, and toying with the mouse before he ate it he said, "You are weak, pathetic, ridiculous and helpless." The mouse, tired and lost, says "I've been sick."

This is an anecdote from one of my favorite authors, talking about life, and how we never see ourselves as the weak, pathetic things we can sometimes be. And when we are faced with those relizations we make excuses. It's one of those anecdotes that make me sort of want to cry and laugh through my snotty tears at the same time, remembering how ridiculous life is, even when it's beautiful.