The Secret To Success
Once upon a time there was a young man who worked at a
factory his mentor, an old technician, taught him to talk less, do more, and
never stop developing skills in every aspect of the factory’s operation. Ten
years later, the old man retired and the young man became a technician himself.
He continued to do his work with the same dedication and diligence as he was
taught. One day he visited his mentor the old man saw that he seemed unhappy,
and asked him what was troubling him. The young man sighed and poured his heart
out “I have been following your instructions exactly all these years no matter
what I work on, I keep quiet and focus on the job, I know I have done good work
at the factory, and I have learned all the skills that can be learned there. What
I don’t understand is that the guys who don’t have my experience or capabilities
have all been promoted, while I am still making as little as I did before, when
I was your apprentice. The old man asked!” Are you positive that you have
become indispensable to the factory?” The young man nodded: “yes.” The old man
paced back and forth to think after a while he turned to the young man “You
must request a day off, using whatever reason you like. It is time to give
yourself a break.” The young man was surprised by this advice, but the more he
thought about it, the more it made sense.
He thanked his teacher and left quickly to make a time-off request. When
he returned to work after his day off, the manager called him into the office
to tell him that things did not go well at the factory while he was gone. Others
encountered many problems that normally would be handled by him, and they had
no idea how to solve them. Realizing his importance, the manager decided to
promote him to the position of senior Technician, to thank him and encourage him
to keep up the good work. The young man was grateful for his mentor’s wisdom. Sure,
he thought, this was the secret to success! From that point on whenever the
young man felt like he deserved more than what he was getting, he would take a
day off. When he came the next day, the situation would improve to his satisfaction.
This pattern continued for months. One day the young man found that he was
blocked from going into the factory much to his shock, he found out that his
employment was terminated. He could nog believe it. Not knowing what else to
do, he went back to see his mentor, to try to figure out how things had gone so
wrong “why did I lose my job?” he asked with wounded pride. ‘did I not do
everything as you instructed?”. “Actually, you did not, because you heard only
the lesson,” the old man shook his head. “you understood right away that no one
pays attention to a light bulb that is always on it is only when it goes off
that people suddenly take notice and realize they have been taking it for
granted you were so eager to apply this understanding that you left before
hearing the second half.” “second half?” It began to dawn on the young man that
perhaps he made a big mistake. “What was the second half?” The mentor spoke
slowly to make his point “The second half, more important than the first is the
realization that if a light bulb goes off frequently, then sooner or later it
will be replaced with the one that is reliable. Who wants a light bulb that no
one can account on to provide illumination?” you see in life in Your life do
you have friends and family members, that you take for granted, they are always
there for you what happens if one day they are no longer there do not wait for
such a day, to suddenly realize how important they are. Thanks, today for the good fortune of having
them in your life also don’t let yourself be taken for granted but at the same
time, do your work and don’t stop everything you do, just because it doesn’t go
the way you wanted it to go find a balance in life! And life will reward you the balance back!
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