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Mango

 

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

sweetest mango available, from the very top of the tree. Mango which is

exposed to the sun the most is 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 attempt to go back he slipped and started falling towards

the ground fast.

 

Fortunately, he catched the branch as he was falling and remained helplessly

hanging on a tree. Then he started to call nearby villagers for help. Soon

they came with a ladder and sticks, but could do little to help him.

 

After some time, a calm and thoughtful person arrived - a well-known sage

who lived in a simple hut nearby. People were very curious what he will do,

as he was famous for solving people's problems; 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 shocked. Hanging mango lover started to shout: "What are you

doing?! Are you crazy? Do you want me to break my neck?"

 

Sage was silent. Then again, he took another stone and threw it at the man

on a tree. Hanging man was furious: "If I could just come down, I would show

you...!"

 

That's what everyone wanted. That he comes down. But how?

 

Now everybody was tense - what will happen next. Some wanted to chastise the

sage, but they didn't. Sage picked another stone and - threw it again at the

man, even more forcefully. Now the man at the tree completely flipped out

and developed a great determination to come down and 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! Everyone 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 villagers laughing.

 

"I'll really smash him completely!"

 

"Hey, wait a minute. He is the only one who was able to help you. He is the

one who provoked you, who induced you to make your best effort to help

yourself."

 

Mango lover stopped for a second, thought a little 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 grateful, not angry."

 

This is an instructive story. Real leader or a coach makes you, sometimes in

strange ways, take initiative in your life and give your best. If you want

extraordinary results, you have to move forward, you have to give your best.

The best leader or a coach makes you a leader, makes you responsible for

your life, somehow or other.