Weekend Dose π€ π€
ππ€ A farmer in ancient China had a neighbour who was a hunter, and who owned ferocious and poorly trained hunting dogs.
They jumped over the fence frequently and chased the farmer's lambs.
The farmer asked his neighbour to keep his dogs in check, but this fell on deaf ears.
One day the dogs again jumped the fence, attacked and severely injured several of the lambs.
The farmer had had enough, and went to town to consult a judge who listened carefully to the story and said: "I could punish the hunter and instruct him to keep his dogs chained or lock them up. But you would lose a friend and gain an enemy. Which would you rather have, friend or foe for a neighbour?"
The farmer replied that he preferred a friend.
“Alright, I will offer you a solution that keeps your lambs safe, and which will keep your a neighbour a friend."
Having heard the judge's solution, the farmer agreed.
Once at home, the farmer immediately put the judge's suggestions to the test.
He took three of his best lambs and presented them to his neighbour's three small sons, who were beside themselves with joy and began to play with them.
To protect his son's newly acquired playthings, the hunter built a strong kennel for his dogs.
Since then, the dogs never again bothered the farmer's lambs.
Out of gratitude for the farmer's generosity toward his sons, the hunter often shared the game he had hunted with the farmer.
The farmer reciprocated by sending the hunter the cheese he had made.
Within a short time the neighbours became good friends.
A Saying in Old China went something like this,
“One can win over and influence people the best with gestures of kindness and compassion.”
A similar Western Saying:
“One catches more flies with honey than with vinegar."
Let us make an effort to make a pact that we will be polite when we speak and not make rude and sarcastic remarks at every opportunity we get, especially with our families, friends and colleagues.πππ
π€ Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement.
Wilfred A. Peterson
πThere are new levels to reach, new giants to conquer, new mountains to climb, new skills to learn. Don’t let it overwhelm you; let it inspire you.
Joel Osteen
π€ Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama
πThere is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.
J.R.R. Tolkien
π€ There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.
Roy Bennett
πYou can’t bring yesterday’s failures into today and live a life of victory. Let it go. God’s mercy is fresh every morning.
Joel Osteen
π€ There is no mountain anywhere everyman ignorance is his own mountain"
David Oyedepo
πGrant me the strength to change what I can, the inablity to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference.
Calvin and Hobbes
Bill Watterson
π€ Just when the caterpillar thought life was over, it began to fly
Anonymous
πYou can’t bring yesterday’s failures into today and live a life of victory. Let it go. God’s mercy is fresh every morning.
π€π Be bold when you lose,
Be calm when you win...
Changing the face can
change nothing,
But Facing the change can
change everything
Have a Happy & Stress free weekend ahead