Sunday, August 4, 2013

Interesting Workplace facts: A great lesson from a simple story of Horse and Goat

There was a farmer who had a Horse and a Goat. One day, the Horse
became ill and farmer called the Veterinarian, who said: Well, your
Horse has a virus. He musttake this medicine for three days. I will
come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we have to put him
down. Nearby, the Goat listened closely to their conversation.
Next day, they gave him the medicine and left. The Goat approached
theHorse and said: Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they are going
to put you to sleep!
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. The Goat came
back and said: Come on buddy, get up or else youare going to die! Come
on, I will help you get up.Let's go! One, two, three!
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the
Veterinarian said: Unfortunately, we are going to have to put him down
tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other
Horses. After they left, the Goat approached the Horse and said:
Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on!
Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on,one, two, three! Good. Now
faster, come on, Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! You did it, you are a
champion!
The Horse got up with tremendous effort. After some more
encouragementfrom the Goat, he trotted and thengalloped.
All of a sudden, the farmer came back, saw the Horse running in the
field and began shouting: It's a miracle! My Horse is cured. We must
have a grand party. Let's kill the Goat!
Moral of the story: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly
knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or
who'sactually contributing the necessary support to make things
happen.
Remember: Learning to live without recognition is a skill! So, if
anyone ever tells you that your work is unprofessional, then remember:
Amateurs built the Ark [which saved all the species] and professionals
built the Titanic [all died tragically].

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