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The Glass is Already Broken

Once Upon a Time, ...a man went to get himself a glass of water and as he picked up the glass, the glass said, "Stop, look at me. Don't you see I am already broken?" "What?" the man said, "You are in perfect condition." "Regardless," answered back the glass, "I will be of no use to you--I am already broken." Nonsense, the man thought and he filled up the glass with water and said, "See, you hold the water wonderfully -- not one drop leaks out." "Take a better look," said the glass, "and you will see I am already broken." Holding the glass to the light the man said, "Ridiculous, see how the light shines through your glass and water--it sparkles and shines. You're beautiful and your glass possesses no cracks." "But, don't you see, sir," repeated the glass, "I am already broken." "No, you're not," barked the man and he drank the water from the glass. &

Don't Just Lay Bricks--Build Something!

The Three Bricklayers Three men were putting up a building on a wide and spacious lot. A stranger passing by stopped awhile to watch. The worker nearest him was doggedly placing brick on brick.  “Warm day”, said the stranger. “What are you doing?”  Without glancing up the man replied, “I’m laying bricks”.  The stranger strolled on. A little farther he stopped again beside another bricklayer and repeated his question. “Fine day, “ he said. “What are you doing?” The second man slapped on some more mortar, glanced at the stranger and said, “I’m earning twenty dollars a day”.  Around the corner of the building, the stranger found a third bricklayer, who whistled as he worked. Again he asked what the man was doing. With careful precision the workman finished laying a brick. He straightened up, stepped back and slowly surveyed the unfinished building. With pride in his voice he replied, “I’m building a cathedral”. . Dear Colleagues, There are so many times when I reduce what I’m doing