Practice Humility!!!!
Many years ago, a rider came
across some soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log without success. The
corporal was standing by as the men struggled. The rider asked the corporal why
he wasn't helping. The corporal replied, "I am the corporal; i give orders." The
rider dismounted, went up and stood by the soldiers and as they were lifting the
log, he helped them. With his help, the log got moved. The rider quietly mounted
his horse and went to the corporal and said, "The next time your men need help,
send for the Commander-in-Chief." After he left, the corporal and his men found
out that the rider was George Washington.
The message is pretty clear.
Success and humility go hand in hand. When others blow your horn, the sound goes
further. Just think about it? Simplicity and humility are two hallmarks of
greatness. Humility does not mean self-demeaning behavior.
* In The Book of Virtues, edited by William J.
Bennett, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1993, p. 204
Credibility
We all
know the story of the shepherd boy who cried wolf. The boy decided to have some
fun at the expense of the villagers. He shouted, "Help, help, the wolf is here."
The villagers heard him and came to his rescue. But when they got there, they
saw no wolf and the boy laughed at them. They went away. The next day, the boy
played the same trick and the same thing happened. Then one day, while the boy
was taking care of his sheep he actually saw a wolf and shouted for help. The
people in the village heard him but this time nobody came to his rescue. They
thought it was another trick and didn't trust him anymore. He lost his sheep to
the wolf.
The
moral of the story is -
When people tell lies,
they lose credibility. Once they have lost credibility, even when
they tell the truth, no one believes them.
Make yourself an
honest man and then you may be sure there is one rascal less in the
world. --Thomas Carlyle
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