5 Motivating Stories

Shravanbelagola.

Stone Quarry in Berthamcherla.

Story 1. TREES-TALL TREES,DWARF TREES

Let us be HARD on ourselves... DWARF ONES’ ROOTS ARE SHALLOW, GET UPROOTED BY MEDIUM SPEED BREEZE. TALL ONES’ ROOTS ARE DEEP, SWAY WITH WIND, HURRICANE AND (WITHSTAND)STAND TALL.
VALUES AND ETHICS ARE THE ROOTS. DEEPER THE ROOTS, ONE( any ORGANISATION) CAN STAND TALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, HOLDING ON TO ONE’S OWN ROOTS.

Story-2 Giraffe and the CUB.

WHEN THE INFANT (CUB) GIRAFFE IS BORN, THE MOTHER STAMPS ON AND KICKS THE NEW-BORN. YOUNG ONE SHIFTS, AVOIDS GETTING STAMPED AND KICKED. KICKS CONTINUE, NO END. FRUSTRATED, THE INFANT STANDS UP. KICKS GALORE.
UNABLE TO TAKE ANY MORE (KICKS), YOUNG ONE STARTS RUNNING.
MOTHER HAS SUCCEEDED IN TEACHING THE YOUNG ONE A LESSON- TO RUN- KEEP RUNNING. OTHERWISE, IN THE JUNGLE SURVIVAL IS NOT POSSIBLE.

Let us be HARD on ourselves.

ETHICS AND VALUES CAN TEACH US TO BE HARD ON OURSELVES, TO SUSTAIN IN THE JUNGLE OUTSIDE (INDUSTRY, SOCIETY, ENVIRONMENT,GLOBAL MARKET, SO ON).

Story 3. As hard(?) as Stones (Or Reap as You Sow?)

STEPS OUTSIDE ARE OF STONE-IDOL INSIDE THE SHRINE IS OF STONE .
DIALOGUE BETWEEN STEP STONE AND IDOL.
•STEP : I AM ALSO STONE, YOU ARE ALSO STONE. HUH. SO MUCH RESPECT FOR YOU. THEY PROSTATE IN FRONT OF YOU AND WIPE THEIR FEET ON ME….
• IDOL: BROTHER, CHEER UP. WHERE WERE U? WHICH QUARRY? OH ONLY 30 KMS FROM WHERE I CAME FROM. WHAT? ONE DYNAMITE AND YOU BROKE DOWN? 20 KG HAMMER 20 STROKES? 1 INCH CHISEL 20 TIMES? POOR FELLOW.
PLEASE HEAR ME OUT…. IDOL SAYS HIS STORY

•NOT ONE, BUT, MANY MANY DYNAMITES OF VARIOUS CAPACITY.
• 100 KG, 50 KG, 40 KG, 20 KG, 5 KG, SMALL, BIG, DIFFERENT WEIGHT, SO MANY SHAPES, HUNDREDS OF HITS, STROKES, CUTS, THOUSANDS OF CHISTLES, HUNDRED HANDS, DIFFERENT ANGLES, PRESSURES, THRUSTS.. I COULD GO ON…WITH MY STORY..AGONY... FOR EVER…
• BEAR, TOLERATE, ENDURE WERE, ARE MY KEY WORDS.
•ETHICS AND VALUES TEACH US TO BE PATIENT

Story 4 Mud Pot and the Stone Slab.

•STONE IS HARD
• MUD, CLAY IS SOFT
• YET, MUD POT CREATES A CONCAVE DENT ON THE HARD STONE SLAB OF THE WELL. • EVERY DAY, SO MANY TIMES, THE WATER-FILLED MUD POT KEPT ON THE SLAB AND SLOW MINUTE FRICTION CREATED, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THE DENT.
•PERSEVERANCE OF THE VALUES IS THE KEY

Story 5 BROKEN POT AND THE WATER-FETCHER
BROKEN POT “ I AM WORRIED AND DEPRESSED THAT THERE IS NO OPTIMISATION;
I AM WASTING SO MUCH OF WATER ON THE WAY FROM THE STREAM TO THE HOUSE. •I AM CAUSING YOU IMBALANCE. YOU KEEP SHIFTING ME FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT QUITE OFTEN.
•I MAY BE CAUSING ACHE TO YOUR ARMS…
•I AM NOT USEFUL TO YOU…. "
•WATER-FETCHER
“ BE POSITIVE. LOOK AT WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CREATE WITH YOU.
TRUE; OPTIMISATION IS NOT POSSIBLE.
I HAVE NOT WASTED THE WATER POURED OUT FROM YOUR BROKEN BODY. IMBALANCE IN WEIGHT IS NOT THE CAUSE OF SHIFTING, BUT EQUAL SPREAD OF WATER TO BOTH SIDES.
I HAVE GROWN ROSES AND OTHER FLOWERING PLANTS ON EITHER SIDES OF THE PATHWAY.
THEY ARE A PLEASANT SIGHT AND RELIEVE MY STRAIN OF CARRYING WATER
ALIGNMENT OF VALUES ETHICS AND STRENGTHS VITAL FOR ACHIEVING THE DESIRED GOALS...

I sincerely hope that I haven't bored with the stories that every one already knows.. These stories are used to inspire people, also at personality development courses, higher management training etc. May the NEW 2010 Year bring all of us PEACE, Prosperity, Success in our goals, zeal to excel and Happiness...