A pair of crows lived in a tree whose hollow sheltered a venomous snake. Each season it devoured their eggs. The male crow despaired, but his mate urged patience: steal a golden necklace from the royal lake, drop it into the snake's hollow, and let the king's guards do the rest.
When you cannot win by force or endurance, engineer a situation where stronger forces solve your problem for you. The crows did not fight the snake — they redirected the king's soldiers.
Where in your life are you fighting a problem directly when a cleverer design could let other forces solve it for you?
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