> > > >A mail that makes sense.. > > Its never too late to change our ways! > > > >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 the secondary school to postgraduate research. >He never had a year he did not score high marks. > >The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" And the >youth answered "none". > >The director asked, " Is it your father who paid your school fees?" The >youth answered, "my father passed away when I was one year old, it is my >mother who paid for my school fees." > >The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "my >mother worked as a cloth cleaner." > >The director requested the youth to show his hands, the youth showed a >pair of hands that looked smooth and perfect to the director. > >The director asked, " Did you ever help your mother wash clothes before?" >The youth answered, "Never. My mother always wanted me to study hard and >read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. " > >The director said, I have a request, when you go back today, go and help >to clean your mother's hand, and then see me tomorrow morning. > >The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went >back home, he happily wanted to clean his mother's hand. His mother felt >strange and happy but had mixed feelings. She showed her hands to the boy. > >The youth cleaned his mother's hands gently, his tears streamed down his >cheeks as he cleaned them. That was the very first time that he noticed >that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and that there were so many cuts >in her hands. Some of the cuts and bruises were so deep that they caused >her a lot of pain when he gently cleaned them with water. > >This is the first time the youth had realized and experienced how very >hard his mother had worked with her pair of hands...the hands that washed >clothes everyday to earn enough money to put him through school over the >years. That was the ultimate price that his mother had paid so willingly >for his entire education...his academic excellence and probably his >future. > >After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly >cleaned all remaining clothes for his mother. > >That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. > >Next morning, the youth went to the director's office > >The director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, and asked him: " Can >you please tell me what exactly you did when you went home yesterday and >what lessons you have learned from the work you did?" > >The youth answered: "I cleaned my mother's hands, and only then I >realised how hard she had worked to put me through school all these years. >Those hands were so pale and wrinkled and had deep cuts. Some of those >cuts were bleeding when I gently washed them. I then told my mother to sit >down while I washed the remaining clothes. I was ashamed of myself for not >helping my mother with the house work all these years. I truly love my >mother for being there for me. She sacrificed her life for me and now it >is my turn to look after her and I am going to do that until the day I >leave this world. " > >The Director noticed the tears in the boy's eyes as he related his >experiences. He looked at the boy and asked him what he had learnt from >doing that work. > >The youth said, >Number 1: Now I know what appreciation is. Without my mother, who >worked so hard work to put me through school, I would not have been the >man that I am today. I consider myself blessed to have a loving mother >beside me all these years. > >Number 2: Now I know how to work together with my mother. I know the >difficulties of life. > >Number 3: I know the importance and value of family relationships. > >The Director said: "This is what I expect from each employee in this >Company. I want each one to appreciate the help of others. A person who >knows the suffering of others and how to co-operate with others to get >things done. And lastly, and the most important one, I want a person who >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 employee in his team worked diligently and the >company's sales and image improved tremendously. > >A child who has been protected and habitually given whatever he or she >wants will not realise the hardships the parents go through to give >whatever the child wants. This causes the entitlement mentality, and will >always put himself or herself first. > >A child who has grown up oblivious to life's hardships will assume that >everyone in the workplace must listen to him. And when he or she becomes a >Manager, he/she would not know the difficulties of his/her employees. If >the workload in the Department is not met, he/she will always blame >others. > >For Managers who fall into this category, will only want good results. >They may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of >achievement. They will always grumble and will never be satisfied or be >happy at the workplace or at home. > > >If we are this kind of protective parents, did we love the kid or destroy >the 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 >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 their parent are, one day >their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. > >The most important thing is that your kid will appreciate the difficulties of >life and learn to work with others. > >Its never too late to change our ways! > > > >
