There was a farmer who grew superior quality, award-winning corn in his farm. Each year, he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honors and prizes.
One year, a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew his corn. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbors.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" The reporter asked.
The farmer replied, "Didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen grains from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn. If I have to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbors' corn also improves. So, it is the same in the other dimensions and areas of life as well!
Those who choose to be in harmony must help their neighbors and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others live well.
The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches. Success does not happen in isolation; it is most often a participatory and collective process. So, let us share the good practices, ideas and new knowledge with our family, friends, team members and neighbors...
Top notch. I rate that 'wisdom of the year'. But I wonder if that could penetratrate deep enough into the skulls of these thick headed, greedy,heartless, unconsiderate, God-forgeting Tanzanians. I just dont know where we are heading!
ReplyDeleteto anonymous no 1: even the so called god's-people, the ones who are preaching in our churches and mosques are to blame.
ReplyDeletelets look at recent religious riots, they are 100% related to not thinking of your neighbor. if Muslims want a Kadhi Court, the Christians say no. when the church gets money for operation of the hospitals, muslims say it is not fair why the government does not operate own hospitals.
there is something missing in our society...helping our neighbors, disregarding who he is
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ReplyDeleteDisgasting!!!!! Hivi Ankal Michuzi unawekaje comment chafu kama hiyo hapo juu kwenye blogu hii ya kistaarabu? Please iondoe isiendelee kusomwa... Huko ni kudhalilisha wanawake. Just remember that you have sisters, daughters and a mother...hao nao wametukanwa!
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