Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Your Love falls like the morning dew
|| 7/24/2007 10:21:00 pm
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
knew that it was time to choose a successor to take
over the business. Instead of choosing one of his
directors or his children, he decided to do something
different. He called all the young executives in his
company together.
He said, 'It is time for me to step down and choose
the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you.'
The young executives were shocked, but the boss
continued. 'I am going to give each one of you a SEED
today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant
the seed, water it, and come back here one year from
today with what you have grown from the seed I have
given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring,
and the one I choose will be the next CEO.'
One man, named James, was there that day and he,
like the others, received a seed. He went home and
excitedly told his wife the story. She helped him get a
pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday,
he would water it and watch to see if it had grown.
After about three weeks, some of the other executives
began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were
beginning to grow. James kept checking his seed, but
nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks
went by, still nothing.
By now, others were talking about their plants, but James
didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.
Six months went by--still nothing in Jim's pot. He
just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had
trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. James
didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He
just kept watering and fertilizing the soil -
He so wanted the seed to grow.
A year finally went by and all the young executives
of the company brought their plants to the CEO for
inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to
take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest
about what happened. James felt sick in his stomach;
it was going to be the most embarrassing moment
of his life; but he knew his wife was right. He took
his empty pot to the board room.
When James arrived, he was amazed at the variety of
plants grown by the other executives. They were
beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty
pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed,
a few felt sorry for him!
When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and
greeted his young executives. James just tried to
hide in the back. 'My, what great plants, trees, and
flowers you have grown,' said the CEO.
'Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!'
All of a sudden, the CEO spotted James at the back
of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the
financial director to bring him to the front. James
was shocked and nervous. He thought, 'The CEO
knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!'
When James got to the front, the CEO asked him
what had happened to his seed-James told him the story.
The CEO asked everyone to sit down except James. He
looked at James, and then announced to the young executives,
' Here is your next Chief Executive! His name is James!'
James couldn't believe it. He couldn't even grow his seed.
How could he be the new CEO the others said?
Then the CEO said, 'One year ago today, I gave everyone
in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it,
water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you
all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for
them to grow. All of you, except James, have brought
me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that
the seed would not grow, you all substituted another seed
for the one I gave you. James was the only one with the
courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it.
Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief
Executive!'
If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
If you plant hard work, you will reap success
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine
what you will reap later.
A successful business man was growing old and
knew that it was time to choose a successor to take
over the business. Instead of choosing one of his
directors or his children, he decided to do something
different. He called all the young executives in his
company together.
He said, 'It is time for me to step down and choose
the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you.'
The young executives were shocked, but the boss
continued. 'I am going to give each one of you a SEED
today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant
the seed, water it, and come back here one year from
today with what you have grown from the seed I have
given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring,
and the one I choose will be the next CEO.'
One man, named James, was there that day and he,
like the others, received a seed. He went home and
excitedly told his wife the story. She helped him get a
pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday,
he would water it and watch to see if it had grown.
After about three weeks, some of the other executives
began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were
beginning to grow. James kept checking his seed, but
nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks
went by, still nothing.
By now, others were talking about their plants, but James
didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure.
Six months went by--still nothing in Jim's pot. He
just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had
trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. James
didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He
just kept watering and fertilizing the soil -
He so wanted the seed to grow.
A year finally went by and all the young executives
of the company brought their plants to the CEO for
inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to
take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest
about what happened. James felt sick in his stomach;
it was going to be the most embarrassing moment
of his life; but he knew his wife was right. He took
his empty pot to the board room.
When James arrived, he was amazed at the variety of
plants grown by the other executives. They were
beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty
pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed,
a few felt sorry for him!
When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and
greeted his young executives. James just tried to
hide in the back. 'My, what great plants, trees, and
flowers you have grown,' said the CEO.
'Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!'
All of a sudden, the CEO spotted James at the back
of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the
financial director to bring him to the front. James
was shocked and nervous. He thought, 'The CEO
knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!'
When James got to the front, the CEO asked him
what had happened to his seed-James told him the story.
The CEO asked everyone to sit down except James. He
looked at James, and then announced to the young executives,
' Here is your next Chief Executive! His name is James!'
James couldn't believe it. He couldn't even grow his seed.
How could he be the new CEO the others said?
Then the CEO said, 'One year ago today, I gave everyone
in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it,
water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you
all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for
them to grow. All of you, except James, have brought
me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that
the seed would not grow, you all substituted another seed
for the one I gave you. James was the only one with the
courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it.
Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief
Executive!'
If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
If you plant hard work, you will reap success
If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
If you plant faith, you will reap a harvest
So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine
what you will reap later.
Your Love falls like the morning dew
|| 7/17/2007 08:55:00 pm
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Your Love falls like the morning dew
|| 7/11/2007 11:29:00 pm
Sunday, July 08, 2007
thanks for the memories!! ^^
it has never been a dull moment.......
thanks for the memories!! ^^
Your Love falls like the morning dew
|| 7/08/2007 10:21:00 pm