Brithrahari has the following praise for 'firmness'.
The dog falls prostrate at the feet of anyone who gives him food, wagging its tail and opening wide his mouth. But the elephant remains unmoved in such circumstances and will not eat until coaxed with flattering words!
The dog finds the dirty little fleshless bone of some ox ,and over this he will rejoice . Even though it maynot satisfy his hunger. But the lion scornfully passes by the jackal and rushes upon the elephant .
The lion may be overpowered by hunger, and his strong frame weakened by old age, he may lie in a state of misery and at the point of death, his majestic appearance may have departed from him and his life slowly ebbing away ,yet his one desire is to swallow at a mouthful ,the brow of the noble elephant .How could he the mightiest of all living beings feed merely on withered grass?
In like manner ,the man of firm mind , no matter what condition of distress he may be in ,seeks that which is most accordance with his natural disposition .
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