Laugh and be Healthy

Saturday, June 17, 2006

When did you last sharpen your axe?

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!

"TO HANDLE YOURSELF, USE YOUR HEAD.
TO HANDLE OTHERS, USE YOUR HEART

Sent to me by Janice Lee via email

1 Comments:

  • I have this one my blog as well.

    Great mind think alike.

    Cheers!

    By Blogger Sunflower, at 5:27 AM  

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