曾經有一段時間，馬過著舒適、安穩的生活。可是，有一天，馬這樣的生活被打斷了，因為有一隻雄鹿過來要和他一起分享一塊草地。馬想趕走這個討厭的入侵者，就向人尋求幫助，問人是否願意幫助他把雄鹿趕走。人答應了馬，但是提出了一個條件：如果他成功把雄鹿趕走，就要在馬的嘴裏放一件東西。一心想達到目的的馬爽快地答應了人的條件。當人騎上他的後背之後，滿懷希望的馬才意識到自己的處境：把雄鹿趕走是奢望，因為帶上嚼子的自己已經淪為人的奴隸。
你在要求別人幫助你達到目的的時候，別人也會要求你這樣做的。
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If you allow men to use you for your owhey will use you for theirs.