Hi, I wanted to share a story with you all. There's a lot to learn from it if you choose to.
A man bought two beautiful birds and asked his gardener to train them. After a month, the gardener noticed that while one of the birds soared freely into the expanses of the sky, the other remained rooted to a tree branch. The gardener tried everything to get the bird to fly. He tried convincing the bird, luring it with food. He even made mock threats, but the bird still hung on firmly to the branch, refusing to budge.
A few days later, the owner arrived to see both birds flying high in the sky. He was puzzled. "Wasn't that the bird that wouldn't fly? How did you make it fly?" he asked, pointing at the bird.
The gardener smiled. "It had no choice. I cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly—to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. Let's take a leap of faith, take to the skies and make it a great week ahead.
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Regards, PeeGee
From Japan
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32A man bought two beautiful birds and asked his gardener to train them. After a month, the gardener noticed that while one of the birds soared freely into the expanses of the sky, the other remained rooted to a tree branch. The gardener tried everything to get the bird to fly. He tried convincing the bird, luring it with food. He even made mock threats, but the bird still hung on firmly to the branch, refusing to budge.
A few days later, the owner arrived to see both birds flying high in the sky. He was puzzled. "Wasn't that the bird that wouldn't fly? How did you make it fly?" he asked, pointing at the bird.
The gardener smiled. "It had no choice. I cut the branch where the bird was sitting."
We are all made to fly—to realize our incredible potential as human beings. But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, clinging to the things that are familiar to us. Let's take a leap of faith, take to the skies and make it a great week ahead.
Hope you like this, please share your views so that I can post more if you like it.
Regards, PeeGee
From Japan
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People always build comfort zones just like the bird in this story, and they will never come out of it until the situation demands. There is a lot of meaning in this story; try to step out of your comfort zone, always work hard, and improve the habit of learning and innovative thought processes. A very short and sweet story. Thanks to p_gajra
From India, Hyderabad
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From India, Hyderabad
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Hey PeeGee, That is really a gr8 story, one have to leave his/er comfort zone to achieve the heights and unfold the new avenues. thnks, Sumit Sharma
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From India
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Thanks Pawan Gajra. I love your story sharing. I hope you will pose more that compare with the real situation in workplace as this story. I am happy to learn from your experience. :)
From Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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I love the story. I also noticed that the catalyst for soaring into the sky was an external force (gardener), whereas when I sit on my limb (comfort zone), it's up to me to spur myself into action. I wonder how the author would construct an alternative ending that would illustrate how the bird (us) can launch itself out of its comfort zone and into distant horizons of opportunity.
From United States, Lake Oswego
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Thank you all, especially Nagarjuna and Nutan. Yes, rightly said, we need to come out of our comfort zones to explore, and we need a gardener who can identify the actual problems within us. I have learned new things from all of you as well. Please see my third contribution, Learning 3.
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Sub: Regarding learning Dear sir, Very nice to go through it boosts up the morale of many who sits on the branches for long and please keep on sharing. regards janardhan rao
From India, Nizamabad
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Good story. It is true that unless and until we are compelled by circumstances, we continue to be in a state of comfort. But if we want to achieve higher goals, we must take risks and be ready to discover new opportunities.
From India, Bhopal
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I wouldn't say it's very true that we are all in our comfort zone. We need to come out of it, realize our value and our capabilities, but we should not wait for the gardener to come and cut the branch. Here, we are the gardener and we are the bird. We should know how and when to leave the branch.
Thanks,
Amit
From India, Amritsar
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Thanks,
Amit
From India, Amritsar
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