Sharing With Others Has Its Own Virtues
There lived a farmer who grew super-quality, award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won several honors and prizes. Hearing about this successive award-winner, a newspaper reporter sought to interview him and learnt something interesting about how he grew his corn.
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his best seed corn with his neighbors which astonished him. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors as they too enter in the same competition with your each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "don't you know that the wind picks up pollen from the ripening corns and swirls it around from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard, poor quality corn, then cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn too. If I am to grow good corn, its imperative that I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his best seed corn with his neighbors which astonished him. "How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors as they too enter in the same competition with your each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "don't you know that the wind picks up pollen from the ripening corns and swirls it around from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard, poor quality corn, then cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn too. If I am to grow good corn, its imperative that I must help my neighbors grow good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His good corn cannot thrive unless his neighbor's corn improves. It is so in all known dimensions. Those who wish to be in harmony must help their neighbors and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well should help others to lead a good life. The value of life is measured by the number of lives it touches. Success cannot happen in isolation. It is very often a participative and collective process.
Share your possessions, good practices, ideas, knowledge and information with your family, team members and neighbors. No man is an island.
HEALTH TIP :
· If you are suffering from acidity, drink a glass of water with a piece of jaggery dissolved in it, after meals.
· For minor rashes on the skin.. add few basil leaves (Tulsi) in your bathing water before you bathe.
· If you have bad breath, drink at least five glasses of water in the morning.
· Have a mixture of lemon juice and honey when you are suffering from cold
· Chew some cumin and sugar for relief from stomach pain.
No comments:
Post a Comment