[FSUG-Bangalore] SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ISOLATION

[Madhusudan C.S]

Hello all,
    This was an ordinary forward I received to today. But I thought this is
an inspirational story and worth sharing with you all. Exactly points out
why sharing and collaboration is important. Can we use it somewhere to
convince people?

--- Story ---

There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn. Each
year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honors and prizes.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something
interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer
shared his seed corn with his neighbors'.

"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when
they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter
asked.

"Why sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from
the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow
inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will
steadily degrade the quality of my corn.

If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good corn."

The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn
cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves. So it is in the
other dimensions!

Those who choose to be at harmony must help their neighbors and colleagues
to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well.
The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.

SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ISOLATION. IT IS VERY OFTEN A PARTICIPATIVE AND
COLLECTIVE PROCESS.

So share the good practices, ideas, new learning with your family, team
members, neighbors and friends.






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Thanks and regards,
 Madhusudan.C.S

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