The Story:
In a valley among the mountains lived an old man with his son named Tom. Tom had a big business in Chicago. He had become quite rich till now. One day he and his father were sitting in the garden of their big house watching the tall mountains. Suddenly the old man pointed to a bird and asked his son what is it. Tom frankly answered it was a crow. The old man said laughingly, "A crow? My eyes are going old nowadays." A few moments later the old man asked his son, "What is that?" Tom replied,"It is a crow." The old man said,"Ah! I see." The same question was repeating itself after a moment or two. At last an angry Tom replied,"How many times will I have to give you the same old answer? It's a crow!" Tom was very angry now. To this the old man went inside and brought a diary and opened a page which dated back to the year 1982. At that time Tom was about 5 years old. This was the diary entry —
March 12, 1982
".... Today my 5 year old son Tom was sitting on my lap. We both were talking and suddenly a crow passed by. Eagerly Tom asked what was it. I replied politely that it was a crow. He asked the same question about half a hundred times and I answered it every time with the same politeness .... I did not shout or yell at him. Well, none of the times ..."
He showed the page to Tom. After reading this Tom's anger and pride vanished. He decided to be a changed person after that.
The moral of the story is to be polite, patient and down to earth, and then you will surely succeed. Here's a beautiful quote summing up this —
The moral of the story is to be polite, patient and down to earth, and then you will surely succeed. Here's a beautiful quote summing up this —
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come. ~ Robert H. Schuller.
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