[FSUG-Bangalore] SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ISOLATION

[Amit Saha]

On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Madhusudan C.S <madhusudancs at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 for sharing!

-Amit

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