A find this article to be very humbling ..........
a good read for everyone, parents and children
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 achievements were excellent all
the way, from the secondary school until the
postgraduate research, never had a year when he
did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any
scholarships in school?" the youth answered
"none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid
for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My
father passed away when I was one year old, it was
my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?"
The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes
cleaner. The director requested the youth to show
his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that
were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your
mother wash the clothes before?" The youth
answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to
study 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 clean your mother's hands, and
then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job
was high. When he went back, he happily requested
his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother
felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she
showed her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His
tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he
noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled,
and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some
bruises were so painful that his mother shivered
when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it
was this pair of hands that washed the clothes
everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The
bruises in the mother's hands were the price that
the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic
excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands,
the youth quietly washed all the 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, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done
and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand,
and also finished cleaning all the remaining
clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your
feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is
appreciation. Without my mother, there would not
the successful me today. Number 2, by working
together and helping my mother, only I now realize
how difficult and tough it is to get something
done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the
importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for
to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the
help of others, a person who knows the sufferings
of others to get things done, and a person who
would not put money as his only goal in life. You
are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and
received the respect of his subordinates. Every
employee worked diligently and as a team. The
company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually
given whatever he wanted, would develop
"entitlement mentality" and would always put
himself first.
He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When
he starts work, he assumes that every person must
listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he
would never know the sufferings of his employees
and would always blame others. For this kind of
people, who may be good academically, may be
successful for a while, but eventually would not
feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be
full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this
kind of protective parents, are we really showing
love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
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
plates and bowls 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 parents are, one day
their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of
that young person. The most important thing is
your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and
experience the difficulty and learns the ability
to work with others to get things done.
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Stay blessed and have a nice day…!!!
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