a nice analogy

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Smash him completely

Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get

the sweetest mango available, from the very top of the tree. Mangoes which are

exposed to the sun the most are the sweetest.

So he climbed up to the top, where the branches were thin. He managed to pick

up a few sweet reddish fruits, but, in an attempt to climb down, he slipped and

started falling towards the ground. Fortunately, he caught the branch as he was

falling and remained helplessly hanging on the tree. Then he started to call

nearby villagers for help. They immediately came with a ladder and sticks, but

could do little to help him.

Then after some time one calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known

sage who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious to see what he

would do, as he was famous in solving many people’s problems in the area and

sometimes very complicated ones.

He was silent for a minute and then picked up a stone and threw it at the

hanging man. Everybody was surprised. The hanging mango lover started to shout:

“What are you doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?” The sage

was silent. Then he took another stone and threw it at the man. The man was

furious: “If I could just come down, I would show you… !”

That’s what everybody wanted. That he came down. But how? Now everybody was

tense, as to what would happen next! Some wanted to chastise the sage, but they

didn’t. The sage picked another stone and threw it again at the man, even more

forcefully. Now the man on the tree was enraged and developed a great

determination to come down and take revenge.

He then used all his skill and strength and somehow reached the branches

which were safe to start going down. And he made it! Everybody was amazed.

“Where is the sage?!” - exclaimed the rescued man. “Oh, he is a wise man. So he

didn’t wait for you to beat him,”- said the villagers. “I will really smash him

completely!” “Hey, wait a minute. He is the only one who helped you. He is the

one who provoked you, who induced you to help yourself.”

The mango freak stopped for a second, thought for a moment and admitted:

“Yes, all your good intentions and compassion didn’t help me. But he expertly

induced me to give my best and save myself. I should be thankful and not

angry.” So this is an instructive leadership story. A real leader makes us,

although sometimes in strange ways, take initiative in our life and give our

best. We have to give our best shot, if we want extraordinary results. The best

leader makes you a leader by making you responsible for your life.

 

 

 

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