The Magician

The magician was realy talented. He could fish a rabbit from his top hat with just a flip of his hands, he could transform flowers into doves, he could rub a handkerchief and it would become a rod. His hands could do multiple tricks in front of an amazed audience.

After seeing one of his shows, a boy decided that he too would like to become a magician. One day, the boy approached the magician's house hoping that he could learn from the expert.

The magician said to the boy, `From now on, you will have to jog for 10 kilometers every morning. Then, come back to feed my dove and rabbit and help me clean my props as well. Only then will I teach you magic.'

`Clean up your props and feed the dove and rabbit? Isn't it going to be very dirty? No, I'm not going to do it.' the boy shook his head.

The magician sighed deeped, `Well then. At least come back after jogging 10 kilometers each morning.'

`But I will be sweating so much then! I'll be too exhausted to learn anything. Why not teach me straight away?' asked the boy.

The magician fumed. `Do you think it is so easy to learn magic? I ask you to run 10 kilometers to improve your strength and feed the animals to understand their nature better. Only after cleaning the props will you understand what they are for. These are magic's basic steps. But you tell me that you don't want to do them. You only want an easy way out. Learning magic is in no way easy. Forget about it. You are not ready to learn!'

The magician then shut the door on the puzzled boy.

The Flying Spider

One day, a black spider wove a very large web between two eaves in the backyard. Does a spider fly? How else could it stretch the first thread from one end of the yard to the other, about 10 feet apart?

I later discovered that the spider had made many turns along the way. From one edge of the eaves, it made its way downward step by step along the wall, with its butt lifted upward so that the thread could be kept away from the sand or other objects on the floor. It crawled across the space, and then made its way up towards the other edge of the eaves until it was at almost the same height. It would then tighten the thread. The same was repeated many, many times.

Moral of the Story

The spider does not fly, but it can span itw web across the air. It is a diligent, sensitive, taciturn yet sturdy insect, whose web is woven in a highly delicate and orderly manner. We must therefore bear in mind that the spider cannot fly, but can still span its web across the air. We must have a strong belief in success and never give up. This is because faith is a powerful force. If we believe that we will succeed, then we will.

Hot Air Balloon

A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduce altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted `Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am.'

The woman below replied `You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.'

`You must be in Information Technology,' said the ballonist.

`I am,' replied the woman, `How did you know?'

`Well,' answered the balloonist, everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip.'

The woman below responded. `You must be in Management.'

`I am,' replied the balloonist, `but how did you know?'

`Well,' said the woman, `you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promises, which you've no idea how to keep and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now somehow it's my fault.'

Something for sharing.

Positive Mental Attitude

I attended a course on `Positive Mental Attitude'from 4 April 2011 till 5 April 2011.
I have the opportunity to analyse personality styles and interestingly enough my personality styles did not change overtime. The facilitator, Rachel Khor has a very structured way of presenting the subject matter. She went on to draw the participants' attention to the power of the mind. For things to change, we must change ourselves. Very well said and it all begins with positive affirmation. This is the first step relating to the Law of Attraction. By doing so, it will attract positive energy. The second step of the Law of Attraction is to visualize the result. As an illustration, a person will realize his posssession of his dream car becoming a reality when he visualizes himself in the dream car every now and then. Last but not least in the Law of Attraction is emotionalization.

We also learn to be grateful for all the things we have.

Thoughtful words include the following:
`Watch your thots, they become words;
Watch your words, they become action;
Watch your action, they become behaviour;
Watch your behaviour, they become habits;
Watch your habits, they become character;
Watch your character, they become your destiny'

In the nutshell, we are the masters of our own destiny.