Friday, July 6, 2012

Powerful message

This is a powerful message in our modern society.
Sometimes we may seem to have lost our bearing
& our sense of direction.


O
ne
young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position
in a big company.

He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were
excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research,
never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked,
"Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none."

The director asked,
" Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
The youth answered,
"My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother
who paid for my school fees."


The director asked,
" Where did your mother work?" The youth answered,
"My mother worked as clothes cleaner.".

The director requested the youth to show his hands.
The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked,
" Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
The youth answered,
"Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books.
Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me."


The director said,
"I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your
mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."


The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high.
When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands.
His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that.
It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled,
and there were so many bruises in her hands.
Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that ...

1. it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable
him to pay the school fee.
2. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay
for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.


After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed
all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
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Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.


The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked:
" Can you tell me
what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"


The youth answered,
" I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning
all the remaining clothes."


The Director asked,
" please tell me your feelings."

The youth said.....

Number 1
, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not
the successful me today.

Number 2
, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how
difficult and tough it is to get something done.

Number 3
, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship.

The director said,
" This is what I am looking for to be my Manager".
1. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others,
2. a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done,
3. and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.

the director said,
You are hired.

Later on, this young person worked very hard.....

1. and received the respect of his subordinates.
2. Every employee worked diligently and as a team.
3. The company's performance improved tremendously.


A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would

1. develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first.
2. he would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.
3. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him,
and when he becomes a manager,
4. he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always
blame others.


For this kind of people, who may be good academically,

1. may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of
achievement.
2. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more.

If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or
are we destroying the kid instead?

You can let your kid ...

1. live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV.

But when you are cutting grass,
please let them experience it.
After a meal
,
let them wash their plates and bowl together with their brothers and sisters

It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because..

1. you want to love them in a right way.
2. you want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are,

One day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person.
The most important thing is your ...

1. kid learns how to appreciate the effort and
2. experience the difficulty
3. and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.


Forward this story to as many as possible...


this may CHANGE somebody's fate..

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

What the Wife Means

The wife says ; You Want
The wife means : You Want

The wife says : We need
The wife means : I want

The wife says : It your decision
The wife means : The correct decision should be obvious

The wife says : Do what you want
The wife means : You'll will pay this later

The wife says : We need to talk
The wife means : I need to complain

The wife says : Sure...go ahead
The wife means : I don;t want you to

The wife says : I not upset
The wife means : Of course ,, I am upset , you moron

The wife says : You are so manly
The wife means : You need to shave and sweat a lot

The wife says : Be romantic , switch off the light
The wife means : I have flabby thigh

The wife says : This kicthen is so inconvenience
The wife means : I want a new house

The wife says : I want new curtain
The wife means : Also carpeting, furniture and wall paper!

The wife says : I need wedding shoes
The wife means : The other thirty pairs are wrong shade of white

The wife says : Hang the picture there
The wife means : No, i mean hang it thers!

The wife says : I heard a noise
The wife means : I noticed you were almost asleep

The wife says : Do you love me ?
The wife means : I going to ask for something expensive

The wife says : How much do you love me?
The wife means : I did something today ,you not going to like

The wife says : I'll will be ready in a minute
The wife means : Yake off your shoe and taka a nap

The wife says : Am I fat
The wife means : Tell me , I am beautiful

The wife says : You have to learn to communicate
The wife means : Just agree with me

The wife says : Are you listening to me ?
The wife means : [ Too late . you doomed ]

The wife says : Yes
The wife means : No

The wife says : No
The wife means : No

The wife says : Maybe
The wife means : No

The wife says : I'm sorry
The wife means : You'll be sorry

The wife says : Do you like this recipe ?
The wife means : You better get used to it

The wife says : All we're going to buy is a soap dish
The wife means : I'm coming back with enough to fill this place

The wife says : Was that the baby ?
The wife means : Get out of bed and walk him

The wife says : I'm not yelling!
The wife means : Yes, I am and I think this is important

IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION : "WHAT WRONG ?"

The wife says : The same old thing
The wife means : Nothing

The wife says : Nothing
The wife means : Everything

The wife says : Nothing , really
The wife means : It's just that you;re an idiot

The wife says : I don;t want to talk about it
The wife means : I', still building up steam

Monday, January 26, 2009