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What’s stopping?

Learning is a tough act! Doctors advice a patient post triple artery  CABG that it is normal to have such a surgery and all he has to do is – “slow down” to be healthy for rest of his life! But what is “slowing down?” – not an easy one to understand and institutionalize!

One doctor explained – accept half the load as before and take double the time to complete – never compromise on quality but it is fine to reduce the quantity. If one continues to follow the advice, naturally the system will slow down and achieve the new level of tolerance – good enough to ensure similar quality of life as before!

But is this good enough for this world where  the speed god rules? Yes, says the parable:

The animals met in assembly and began to complain that humans were always taking things away from them.

“They take my milk,” said the cow. “They take my eggs,” said the hen. “They take my flesh for bacon,” said the hog. “They take me for my oil,” said the whale.

The snail was the last to speak. “I have something they would certainly take away from me if they could. Something they want more than anything else. I have time!”

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Wonder what’s stopping us….from having all the time in the world..?

I guess we have it but, are not giving it to ourselves… wonder what’s stopping us?

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Eat your own fruit!

Conversations are interesting when they are meaningful. Interactive sessions make it a learning experience even for the teacher! But many a times, it is good to leave the truth behind – to be explored!

Experimenting to find own answers, helps in retention of the essence. Great teachers believe in leaving truth – unexplained! Gives an opportunity for all other interested people to find their own answers – enriching their experience of this journey of life!

May be, that is why – biographies and records of conversations help propagate the message over and beyond what standard tools, techniques/ templates can do….

A disciple once complained:

“You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us.”

Said the Master:

“How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and masticated it before giving it to you?”

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It is always good to eat our own fruit!

If you are planning to be an entrepreneur or in the process of making your enterprise – remarkable, pick & eat your own fruit out of Entrepreneur Journeys!

What got you here is what will get you there!

It is a real rough terrain for any young and adventurous to climb this102_2041 mountain when it is raining. But the joy of being there is unexplainable. We had heard the beauty of the trek and the sight from the top.

This time around, rain was too much. The path covered with mud, slippery rocks and leaches to scare. Most of us thought it is really foolish to climb up in that condition. After an intelligent debate, we concluded to give up and started climbing down as fast as we can…

Midway, we met an old man climbing up with real calmness and full of joy. We could not stop. We asked him, “How will you ever get there in this kind of weather, can’t you step back?”

The old man answered cheerfully, “My heart got there first, so it’s easy for the rest of me to follow.”

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