Post by cuzzion on Jul 4, 2005 7:52:45 GMT 8
AXE
Once upon a time, there was a very strong woodcutter.
He asked for a job from a timber merchant, and he got it.
The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For
that reason the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
;D ;D ;D
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was
supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought down 18 trees. The Boss
was very much impressed and said, "Congratulations keep it up!"
Very motivated by the words of the boss, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but he only could bring down 15 trees.
he third day he tried even harder, but he only could bring
down 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing down less and less trees. "I
must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought to
himself.
He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he co! uld not
understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your Axe?"
the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my Axe. I have been very
busy trying to cut trees.
The moral of the story:
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we
don't take time to sharpen the axe. In today's world, it
seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than
ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to
stay sharp?
There is nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we
should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important
things in life, like our personal life, taking time to care for
others, taking time to read, etc. We all need time to relax,
to think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take time
to sharpen the axe, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness.
So start from today, think about the ways by which you could do
your job more effectively and add a lot of value to it.
Once upon a time, there was a very strong woodcutter.
He asked for a job from a timber merchant, and he got it.
The pay was really good and so were the work conditions. For
that reason the woodcutter was determined to do his best.
;D ;D ;D
His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was
supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought down 18 trees. The Boss
was very much impressed and said, "Congratulations keep it up!"
Very motivated by the words of the boss, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but he only could bring down 15 trees.
he third day he tried even harder, but he only could bring
down 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing down less and less trees. "I
must be losing my strength", the woodcutter thought to
himself.
He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he co! uld not
understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your Axe?"
the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my Axe. I have been very
busy trying to cut trees.
The moral of the story:
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we
don't take time to sharpen the axe. In today's world, it
seems that everyone is busier than ever, but less happy than
ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to
stay sharp?
There is nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we
should not get so busy that we neglect the truly important
things in life, like our personal life, taking time to care for
others, taking time to read, etc. We all need time to relax,
to think and meditate, to learn and grow. If we don't take time
to sharpen the axe, we will become dull and lose our effectiveness.
So start from today, think about the ways by which you could do
your job more effectively and add a lot of value to it.