The Wolf and the Sloth

Long ago, there lived two separate nations, one ruled by a wolf, and the other ruled by a sloth. The wolf's nation was filled with savage killers who hunted relentlessly. The most heralded members of the nation were those who could kill the most innocent animals. The sloth's nation was the opposite. The most respected members of the nation were those who were best able to promote peace and those who could forage the most herbs. One day, tired of the wolf's often senseless killing of the members of his nation, the sloth decided to confront the wolf. The sloth first asks,"Why do you insist on murdering those in my nation when we do nothing but mind our own business?" Instead of responding, the wolf kills the sloth and harvests its organs to sell. With no leader, the wolf declares himself the leader of what had been the sloth's people. A great parade and feast is organized in honor of the wolf's imperialistic conquest. 100 years later, the grandchildren of the sloth's nation commit murders just as only the wolf's nation originally would.

The moral of this story is that morality is subjective and often changes over time.