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One young man academically excellent person went to apply for a
managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview,
made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the Young Man's academic
achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school
until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not
score good grades.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the
Young Man answered "None."
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
The Young Man answered, "My father passed away when I was one year
old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees."
The director asked, "Where did your mother work?"
The Young Man answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner."
The director requested the Young Man to show his hands. The Young Man
showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
The Young Man answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study
and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster
than me."
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and
clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."
The Young Man felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When
he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her
hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she
showed her hands to the kid.
The Young Man cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that.
It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so
wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises
were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with
water.
This was the first time the Young Man realized that it was this pair
of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the
school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the
mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his
future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the Young Man
quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the Young Man went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the Young Man's eyes, asked: "Can
you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The Young Man answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished
cleaning all the remaining clothes."
The Director asked, "Please tell me your feelings."
The Young Man said:
Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there
would not be the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now
realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family
relationship.
The director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager."
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a
person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a
person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are
hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect
of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team.
The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he
wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put
himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he
starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when
he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his
employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who
may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but
eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be
full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective
parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid
instead?
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn
piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please
let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and
bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you
do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love
them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich
their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the
mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid
learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and
learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview,
made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the Young Man's academic
achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school
until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not
score good grades.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the
Young Man answered "None."
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?"
The Young Man answered, "My father passed away when I was one year
old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees."
The director asked, "Where did your mother work?"
The Young Man answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner."
The director requested the Young Man to show his hands. The Young Man
showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?"
The Young Man answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study
and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster
than me."
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and
clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."
The Young Man felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When
he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her
hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she
showed her hands to the kid.
The Young Man cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that.
It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so
wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises
were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with
water.
This was the first time the Young Man realized that it was this pair
of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the
school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the
mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his
future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the Young Man
quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the Young Man went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the Young Man's eyes, asked: "Can
you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The Young Man answered, "I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished
cleaning all the remaining clothes."
The Director asked, "Please tell me your feelings."
The Young Man said:
Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there
would not be the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now
realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family
relationship.
The director said, "This is what I am looking for to be my manager."
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a
person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a
person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are
hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect
of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team.
The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he
wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put
himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he
starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when
he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his
employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who
may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but
eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be
full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective
parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid
instead?
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn
piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please
let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and
bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you
do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love
them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich
their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the
mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid
learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and
learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
