A lion was walking down a gravel road on his way to the water hole.  As he came to a point where the path cut through the middle of two steep cliffs, he saw a huge tree trunk blocking the only way through to the water hole.  If he crawled on his belly, he could get under it and continue on his way.  But, as soon as he saw a fox get his fur dirty, the lion knew he could not humble himself in that manner.

            The lion sat down to think.  He wondered how he could get to the waterhole with out the other animals seeing him crawl on his stomach.

            The fox came up to the lion to ask what the lion was thinking.

“I want to get a drink of water but I refuse to crawl in the dirt.”

The fox thought for a second and replied, “An animal of your stature should not be forced to crawl as a lowly creature like me.  If you carve a path through the cliff, not only will you get your drink without having to lower yourself, but you will be held in awe by all of us lesser beasts.”

So the lion began moving pebble by pebble from the cliff side as the fox ran away, snickering.

We try to move mountains because it is easier than moving ourselves.