Wednesday, May 14, 2008
I'd rather not to speak
I'd rather not to speak
It ain't what you say, it's the way that you say it - that's what get results. Mouth is 10%; eyes is 20%; head is 30% and heart is 40%!
Sharp dagger only wounds the flesh, but a sharp tongue can wound the spirit.
A slip of the foot, you'll soon recover; a slip of the tongue may last forever.
How many of us have realized that since we were given two ears and one mouth it might be that we were intended to listen twice as much as we speak.
We all can get into trouble if we do not know how to tame our tounge
It ain't what you say, it's the way that you say it - that's what get results. Mouth is 10%; eyes is 20%; head is 30% and heart is 40%!
Sharp dagger only wounds the flesh, but a sharp tongue can wound the spirit.
A slip of the foot, you'll soon recover; a slip of the tongue may last forever.
How many of us have realized that since we were given two ears and one mouth it might be that we were intended to listen twice as much as we speak.
We all can get into trouble if we do not know how to tame our tounge
Set Your Goal
There's a story about a dog that bragged about his running speed. One day he chased a rabbit, but failed to catch him. The other dogs ridiculed him. He answered: But remember, the rabbit was running for his life. He had a motive. I was just running for fun. If you're just working for fun or wages you'll never try as hard as if you're working for a deeper, longer goal.
More people fail through lack of purpose than from all other causes combined.
The truest shortcut to success is to set a Goal.
More people fail through lack of purpose than from all other causes combined.
The truest shortcut to success is to set a Goal.
Dare to be different
A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. You could make the train change its course to the disused track and saved most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?
Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make.
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Choice that majority make
Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess. Exactly, I thought the same way initially because to save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place? Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was.
Sacrifice the minority?
This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.
Reasons to be different
The author of this story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.
If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids.
(Source: Internet; Author Unknown)
While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one. "Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."
“All progress occurs because people dare to be different.” - Harry Millner
“If everybody's thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking.” - General George S. Patton
Let's take a pause to think what kind of decision we could make.
..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
Choice that majority make
Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess. Exactly, I thought the same way initially because to save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place? Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was.
Sacrifice the minority?
This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.
Reasons to be different
The author of this story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.
If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids.
(Source: Internet; Author Unknown)
While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one. "Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right."
“All progress occurs because people dare to be different.” - Harry Millner
“If everybody's thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking.” - General George S. Patton
Next Exit to Success
Bernadette Devlin:
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
Bertolt Brescht (1898 - 1956)
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody
Winston Churchill:
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win.
Bertolt Brescht (1898 - 1956)
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody
Winston Churchill:
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
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