Read Online I Bought The Monk's Ferrari by Ravi Subramanian - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Ravi Subramanian
Ads: Link
a thought, and you reap an act;
Sow an act, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a
destiny.
A NONYMOUS
She said, 'The doctor was here. He told me that I'll recover only if I eat the heart of a monkey, else I'll die.'
The crocodile was very worried and did not know what to do. He loved his wife and now she was forcing him to choose between his friend and her life.
That evening he invited the monkey for dinner. The poor monkey did not suspect anything and hopped on to the crocodile's back as he waded across to the other bank. Midway through the journey, under pangs of guilt, the crocodile told the monkey the real story. In any case, he was in the middle of the river and the monkey could not swim.
'Oh, is that all, my friend. I'd be glad but I've left my heart back on the tree itself. Had I known, I'd have carried it.'
'Oh God! What should we do now?'
'Let's go back. I'll quickly bring my heart down.'
So, the crocodile and the monkey made their way back to the shore. When they were near the shore, the monkey leaped to the safe confines of the tree, 'Foolish crocodile,' he said, 'I gave you all the fruits as a good friend, and now you want to kill me because your wife wants my heart. I'm not going back with you.'
When the crocodile's wife saw him returning without the monkey, she left him. The poor crocodile lost both his best friend and his wife. All because, he was not honest to himself.
This apparently simple story gives us a very important message. Dishonesty will always come back to haunt you. We have all lied at some point or the other in our personal and professional lives.
Calling in sick at work, lying about the reasons for your kids missing school, false excuses for being late for a meeting, buying a movie ticket in black ... the list is endless. These examples may apparently seem harmless, but they demonstrate an inherent tendency to lie and are, in a way, indications of bigger improprieties.
If we do something which is right, we will always benefit from it. But, dishonesty or any other misdeed for that matter will continue to haunt us throughout our lives.
At this juncture, step back and peek into the lives of winners, i.e. in the lives of people who are successful, who have made a mark for themselves in this world. You will find one common streak in all of them—all of them have the ability to stand up and face the consequences of their action. They will never do anything behind the back. They will not pussyfoot on tough decisions. Most importantly, they will follow deep- rooted moral values. They will never compromise on their values for a few rupees more.
Just, a few days back I read a book, There is No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics by John C. Maxwell. Maxwell rightly argues that when it comes to ethics there can be no double standards. You cannot set different standards for your personal and professional lives. What is ethical in one's personal life is ethical in business, too. And, as far as ethics is concerned, two things are important—the necessity of an ethical standard and the will to follow it. He says that Integrity is all about meeting the challenge of doing the right thing even if it costs more than what we want to pay.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us
are tiny matters compared to what lives within
us.. . a culture, a practice, a religion,
something which all winners imbibe.
R ALPH W ALDO E MERSON
INTEGRITY AND ETHICS is all about a way of life ... which I am afraid is now becoming extinct.
How many times have you walked out of a store because you felt that the shop owner was trying to cheat you? If you ever drove into a petrol station and got an uncomfortable feeling that the oil is adulterated, will you ever go back to the same filling station again? Then, what makes you think that people, if they get a similar impression about you, would want to come back and deal with you?
I want to
Sow an act, and you reap a habit;
Sow a habit, and you reap a character;
Sow a character, and you reap a
destiny.
A NONYMOUS
She said, 'The doctor was here. He told me that I'll recover only if I eat the heart of a monkey, else I'll die.'
The crocodile was very worried and did not know what to do. He loved his wife and now she was forcing him to choose between his friend and her life.
That evening he invited the monkey for dinner. The poor monkey did not suspect anything and hopped on to the crocodile's back as he waded across to the other bank. Midway through the journey, under pangs of guilt, the crocodile told the monkey the real story. In any case, he was in the middle of the river and the monkey could not swim.
'Oh, is that all, my friend. I'd be glad but I've left my heart back on the tree itself. Had I known, I'd have carried it.'
'Oh God! What should we do now?'
'Let's go back. I'll quickly bring my heart down.'
So, the crocodile and the monkey made their way back to the shore. When they were near the shore, the monkey leaped to the safe confines of the tree, 'Foolish crocodile,' he said, 'I gave you all the fruits as a good friend, and now you want to kill me because your wife wants my heart. I'm not going back with you.'
When the crocodile's wife saw him returning without the monkey, she left him. The poor crocodile lost both his best friend and his wife. All because, he was not honest to himself.
This apparently simple story gives us a very important message. Dishonesty will always come back to haunt you. We have all lied at some point or the other in our personal and professional lives.
Calling in sick at work, lying about the reasons for your kids missing school, false excuses for being late for a meeting, buying a movie ticket in black ... the list is endless. These examples may apparently seem harmless, but they demonstrate an inherent tendency to lie and are, in a way, indications of bigger improprieties.
If we do something which is right, we will always benefit from it. But, dishonesty or any other misdeed for that matter will continue to haunt us throughout our lives.
At this juncture, step back and peek into the lives of winners, i.e. in the lives of people who are successful, who have made a mark for themselves in this world. You will find one common streak in all of them—all of them have the ability to stand up and face the consequences of their action. They will never do anything behind the back. They will not pussyfoot on tough decisions. Most importantly, they will follow deep- rooted moral values. They will never compromise on their values for a few rupees more.
Just, a few days back I read a book, There is No Such Thing as "Business" Ethics by John C. Maxwell. Maxwell rightly argues that when it comes to ethics there can be no double standards. You cannot set different standards for your personal and professional lives. What is ethical in one's personal life is ethical in business, too. And, as far as ethics is concerned, two things are important—the necessity of an ethical standard and the will to follow it. He says that Integrity is all about meeting the challenge of doing the right thing even if it costs more than what we want to pay.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us
are tiny matters compared to what lives within
us.. . a culture, a practice, a religion,
something which all winners imbibe.
R ALPH W ALDO E MERSON
INTEGRITY AND ETHICS is all about a way of life ... which I am afraid is now becoming extinct.
How many times have you walked out of a store because you felt that the shop owner was trying to cheat you? If you ever drove into a petrol station and got an uncomfortable feeling that the oil is adulterated, will you ever go back to the same filling station again? Then, what makes you think that people, if they get a similar impression about you, would want to come back and deal with you?
I want to
Similar Books
