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