One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV, that the youth's academic result was excellent all the way, from secondary school until postgraduate research, there never was a year he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarship in school?" and the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Is it your father who paid for your school fees?" the youth answered yes.
The director asked, " Where did your father work?" the youth answered, my father worked as a cloth cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hand, the youth showed a pair of hand that were smooth and perfect to the director.
He passed the first interview; the director did the last interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV, that the youth's academic result was excellent all the way, from secondary school until postgraduate research, there never was a year he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarship in school?" and the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Is it your father who paid for your school fees?" the youth answered yes.
The director asked, " Where did your father work?" the youth answered, my father worked as a cloth cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hand, the youth showed a pair of hand that were smooth and perfect to the director.
The director asked, "Did you ever help your father wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, never, my father always wanted me to study and read more books, furthermore, my father can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, I have a request, when you go back today, go and help to clean your father's hand, and then see me tomorrow morning.
The youth felt that the chance of landing the job was good, when he went back, he happily wanted to clean his father's hand, his father felt strange and happy but mixed with fear, he showed his hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his father's hand slowly, his tears dropped down as he did that. It was the first time he found his father's hands so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in his hands. Some bruises incited pains so strong that his father shivered when cleaned with water.
The youth cleaned his father's hand slowly, his tears dropped down as he did that. It was the first time he found his father's hands so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in his hands. Some bruises incited pains so strong that his father shivered when cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized and experienced that it is this pair of hands that washed the cloth everyday to earn him the school fees, the bruises in his father's hand is the price that his father paid for his graduation and academic excellence and probably his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his father's hands, the youth quietly cleaned all remaining clothes for his father. That night, the father and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The director noticed the tear in the youth's eye, asked: “Can you tell what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my father's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The director asked, “please tell me your feeling."
After finishing the cleaning of his father's hands, the youth quietly cleaned all remaining clothes for his father. That night, the father and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The director noticed the tear in the youth's eye, asked: “Can you tell what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my father's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The director asked, “please tell me your feeling."
The youth said :
Number 1: I knew what is appreciation, without my father, there would not be the successful me today.
Number 2: I knew how to work together with my father, then only could i realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3: I knew the importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am asking, I want to recruit a person that can appreciate the help of other, a person that knows the suffering of others to get thing done, and a person that would not put money as his only goal in life to be my manager. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates, every employees worked diligently and in a team, the company's result improved tremendously.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates, every employees worked diligently and in a team, the company's result improved tremendously.
Thought To Reflect On
A child who has been protected and habitually given whatever he want will develop "entitlement mentality" and always put himself first. He is ignorant of his parent's effort. When he starts to work, he assumes every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know how his employees suffer and tend to always blame others. These kind of people can have good results, they may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel the sense of achievement, they will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parent, did we love our kid or destroy our kid?
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them also experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plate and bowl together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich you as their parents are, one day their hair will grow grey, same as the mother of that young person.
The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learn the ability to work with others to get things done.
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