A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that, he let out a whistle, "Here, Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain-link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp, it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
How good it would be if we start empathizing with the weak people in our company and life and understand them.
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115"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."
"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"
"Sure," said the farmer.
And with that, he let out a whistle, "Here, Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain-link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly, another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp, it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands.
How good it would be if we start empathizing with the weak people in our company and life and understand them.
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Interesting.
The strength of a chain depends on the weakest link. Hence, the weakest should be fortified to make it as strong as others. This is applicable to teamwork in professional life also.
In organizations, the weak link on the job front can be rectified by proper training. A weak link in terms of attitude needs an analytical and practical approach. It is the responsibility of the entire team - HOD, HR, and supporting team members to help the weakling align his/her attitude to the job profile. The most important thing is the willingness of the weakling to change.
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Venkat
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The strength of a chain depends on the weakest link. Hence, the weakest should be fortified to make it as strong as others. This is applicable to teamwork in professional life also.
In organizations, the weak link on the job front can be rectified by proper training. A weak link in terms of attitude needs an analytical and practical approach. It is the responsibility of the entire team - HOD, HR, and supporting team members to help the weakling align his/her attitude to the job profile. The most important thing is the willingness of the weakling to change.
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Venkat
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Archna:
'With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg, attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands. How good it would be if we start empathizing with the weak people in our company and life and understand them."
I totally agree.
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'With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg, attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see, sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The world is full of people who need someone who understands. How good it would be if we start empathizing with the weak people in our company and life and understand them."
I totally agree.
Jeroo
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hey thts a good story..... but in the present world...do u think can any one practically help poor performers mainly in IT ITES........ can it be implemented???
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The weaker require more attention; surely they do. But there are very few people who can give them that understanding feeling, really very few. And yes, it is practically possible to train a weak person and make him/her do well with a proper understanding of his/her needs.
Let's try this in our organizations and see the results. We can discuss the results on this thread if we have such examples. Hope you all will do that.
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Archna
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Let's try this in our organizations and see the results. We can discuss the results on this thread if we have such examples. Hope you all will do that.
Cheers,
Archna
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Hi Reshami and Divisha, Thanks a lot. Yes indeed it is a touching story but this is true. Only a person with pain can understand the pain of other person. Cheers Archna
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Hey Archana, nice to hear such a noble thought.
If we follow the said thing, the world would be such a nice place to live in. People can easily sympathize, but then empathizing is hard, so it's only considered as a preaching material. People usually get on the offensive with their mates most often to hide their weaknesses.
If we could empathize and consider others' weaknesses, I can just imagine what a lovely place that would be to live in.
Wow!
I believe that would happen in the future, in God's kingdom.
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If we follow the said thing, the world would be such a nice place to live in. People can easily sympathize, but then empathizing is hard, so it's only considered as a preaching material. People usually get on the offensive with their mates most often to hide their weaknesses.
If we could empathize and consider others' weaknesses, I can just imagine what a lovely place that would be to live in.
Wow!
I believe that would happen in the future, in God's kingdom.
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Hi Archana,
That was an excellent story. I remember an old mentor of mine who happens to be a student of the legendary Jiddu Krishnamurti himself, saying to me that in order to find peace of mind in your life, you should think about the less fortunate around you and relax because you are much better. It also reminds me of the old definition of culture in the Bible as being able to put yourself in somebody else's shoes.
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Jeevan
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That was an excellent story. I remember an old mentor of mine who happens to be a student of the legendary Jiddu Krishnamurti himself, saying to me that in order to find peace of mind in your life, you should think about the less fortunate around you and relax because you are much better. It also reminds me of the old definition of culture in the Bible as being able to put yourself in somebody else's shoes.
Cheers,
Jeevan
From India, Pune
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