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"TO HANDLE YOURSELF, USE YOUR HEAD.
TO HANDLE OTHERS, USE YOUR HEART"
Once upon a time, there was a very strong man. 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 man was determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he is
supposed to work.
The first day, he
brought down 18 trees. The Boss was very much impressed and said, "Congratulations. Go on that
way! Very motivated by the words of the boss, he tried harder the next day, but
only could bring down 15 trees. The
third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring down 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing down less and
less trees. "I must be losing my strength", he thought to
himself. He went to the Boss and
apologized, saying that he could 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 busy cutting
trees.
The moral of this 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's
nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we should not get so busy and
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 you don't take the 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. Hope this story has
given you some insight to life, may you be happy always!
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