Posted by: Life Skills Sankar
Source:
behappy.org.in
Normally, students compare their marks with others. In the
educational institutions, the toppers comparision with the nearest and feel tension.
Such students shall understand that they have to compete not only with
classmates, but also with all other institutions. Students, those make the team
work with classmates will achieve more.
Here is a
story for you, Read and adapt in your life.
Hare &
Tortoise in a New get up!
Once, there were Hare and Tortoise in a forest. They were
working as a Software Engineer. They live in a two storied building, Tortoise lives
in the ground floor and the Hare, first floor.
They got four holidays for Sankranti. One day, the Tortoise
felt bore and asked the Hare to come for running the race.
Hare : ‘with you’!?!
Tortoise : Please,
for time pass.
Hare : Said ok, with a smile. (Hare felt that the
“Tortoise nothing before me”, I
run very fast, I
need not to care, surely win the race).
Tortoise : Ready,
One…. Two…. Three.
Hare
sat there itself for some time and asleep. Tortoise ran steadily, and won the
race.
Moral:
Slow and steady wins the race
The defeated Hare took a bath and food. Thinking about its
defeat in the race, “why this defeat”? Took a hammer which had a soft rubber at
one end, and touched the head gently for three times... got answer.
“Defeated
because of ego and unsteadiness”.
Next
day, it had pressed the Tortoise’s calling bell at 5.00am. Tortoise came out,
and puzzled. Hare asked her for the second race.
Both wore running shoes,
Ready, One…. Two…. Three.
The Hare is steady and fast and won the race.
Moral: Fast and steady
wins the race
Now
the turn came for Tortoise. It was analyzing with peace of mind for the answer.
Hare runs fast
Birds Fly
Spider builds beautiful Web
Human beings …… invent so many
things!
…… Discovered
so many things!
…… How
beautiful they draw figures!
…… How
beautiful they paint!
What about me!?! “No talent”
Used hammer three times. Yes, there
is…!
“Yes I have”
Next
day, Tortoise called the Hare for the third race. The Hare came out of
surprise, how can it win? Failed to guess.
The race started, Ready, One…. Two….
Three.
The Tortoise loudly shouted stop
once….stop…..stop!
The Hare trembled and asked ….. Why?
During
the last two races, we ran towards the East. For the variety, let us move in
the North direction?
Ok…. Ready, One…. Two…. Three.
The
Hare was steady and moving very fast, but stopped suddenly with a fearful
heart, there was a big river.
The Hare unable to swim, it
understood the Tortoise plan.
Meanwhile,
Tortoise reached the river, jumped and crossed the river and came back to the
starting point, Oh! Tortoise was the winner.
Moral: Core
competition wins the race (citation needed)
Lastly, Hare thinking,
First time Tortoise won and took
90mts to finish the race.
Second time I won, took 30mts.
Third time again Tortoise won and
took 90mts.
Every
time one of us defeated and took much time. Is there any idea to win both, with
less time?
“Yes, there is an idea”- Hare danced
An idea changes our lives,
Hare called the Tortoise for the fourth
race,
Ready, One…. Two…. Three.
Tortoise started to move, but the Hare picked Tortoise, put
her on its shoulder and ran in the north direction. When they reached the
river, Hare sat on the Tortoise back, both crossed the river and came back to
the starting point, within 15mts.
Wonderful! Both won and took little
time.
Moral: Innovation & team work wins the race (citation
needed)
*Get ready to carry team work with your friends*
