Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Motivational: Horse And The Goat

There was a farmer who had a horse and a goat?.. One day, the horse became ill. So he called the veterinarian, who said: "Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days.

I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down. Nearby, the goat listened closely to their conversation. The next day, they gave the horse the medicine and left. The goat approached the horse and said: ?Be strong, my friend.Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!?

On the second day, they again gave the horse the medicine and left. The goat came back and said: "Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three..."

On the third day, they came to give the horse the medicine and the vet said: "Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses".

After they left, the goat approached the horse and said: "Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on...... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion...!!!" All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting:

It's a miracle! My horse is cured. We must have a grand party. Let's kill the goat!!!! The Lesson: Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen. Remember: LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL!!!! If anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional, remember: AMATEURS BUILT THE ARK [which saved all the species] and PROFESSIONALS BUILT THE TITANIC [all died tragically]

Monday, January 21, 2013

A Father Took His Son To A Village To Show What Poverty is All About

After the trip, he asked his son about poverty... The son replied :
  • We have 1 dog, they had 4...

  • We have a small pool, they have a long river...

  • We've lamps, they've stars...

  • We've small piece of land, they've large fields...

  • We buy food, they grow theirs & eat fresh...

  • They have friends to play, we don't have friends, we have to play with Computers & PS...

  • They have happiness, we have only money...

  • Their fathers have time for their children's & our father don't have...

  • The boy's dad was speechless...

  • Then boy said ''thanks dad for showing me how poor we are..."

  • Life is all about how we see, interpret & accept things..!

  • Monday, August 27, 2012

    Heart Touching Story of a Doctor

    A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call as soon as possible, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad yelled:

    "Why did you take all this time to come? Don't you know that my son's life is in danger? Don't U have any sense of responsibility?"

    The doctor smiled & said:

    "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital & I came as fast as I could after receiving the call...... And now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work"

    "Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would you calm down? If your own son dies now what will you do??" said the father angrily

    The doctor smiled again & replied: "I will say what Job said in the Holy Book "From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of God". Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go & intercede for your son, we will do our best by God's grace"

    "Giving advises when we're not concerned is so easy" Murmured the father.

    The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, "Thank goodness!, your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running. "If U have any question, ask the nurse!!"

    "Why is he so arrogant? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I ask about my son's state" Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

    The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: "His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."

    Moral-Never judge anyone….. because U never know how their life is & what they’re going through”

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    Saturday, April 21, 2012

    THE POWER OF "WE"


    As a leader, do you honor and appreciate the power of WE? Do you stop to thank and recognize the members of your team? Do you consistently show an attitude of gratitude?
    The story of Charles Plumb is inspiring and emphasizes the value of each individual of a team. Captain Charles Plumb, a graduate of the Naval Academy, whose plane, after 74 successful combat missions over North Vietnam, was shot down. He parachuted to safety, but was captured, tortured and spent 2,103 days in a small box-like cell.
    After surviving the ordeal, Captain Plumb received the Silver StarBronze Star, the Legion of Merit and two Purple Hearts, and returned to America and spoke to many groups about his experience and how it compared to the challenges of every day life.

    Shortly after coming home, Charlie and his wife were sitting in a restaurant. A man rose from a nearby table, walked over and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk . You were shot down!"

    Surprised that he was recognized, Charlie responded, "How in the world did you know that?" The man replied, "I packed your parachute." Charlie looked up with surprise. The man pumped his hand, gave a thumbs-up, and said, "I guess it worked!"

    Charlie stood to shake the man's hand, and assured him, "It most certainly did work. If it had not worked, I would not be here today."
    Charlie could not sleep that night, thinking about the man. He wondered if he might have seen him and not even said, "Good morning, how are you?" He thought of the many hours the sailor had spent bending over a long wooden table in the bottom of the ship, carefully folding the silks and weaving the shrouds of each chute, each time holding in his hands the fate of someone he didn't know.
    Plumb then began to realize that along with the physical parachute, he needed mental, emotional and spiritual parachutes. He had called on all these supports during his long and painful ordeal.

    As a leader, how many times a day, a week, a month, do we pass up the opportunity to thank those people in our organization who are "packing our parachutes?"

    Law of the Garbage Truck

    One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.  We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
    Mtaxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!  The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us.  My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy.  And I mean, he was really friendly.
    So I asked, 'Why did you just do that?  This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!"

    This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.'

    He explained that many people are like garbage trucks.  They run around 
    full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.
    As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you.  Don't take it personally.

    Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on.  Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

    The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.  Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, 
    so ... Love the people who treat you right.  Pray for the ones who don't.
    Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!