THE STORY OF A GRASSHOPPER

SIMPLE STORY, POWERFUL LESSONS

THE STORY OF A GRASSHOPPER

 

One summer day, a grasshopper was playing in the field when he saw an ant busy gathering and storing grain in its nest.  “Hey ant, come and play with me,” he said, “instead of working so hard.”

“Oh no,” the ant replied.  “Winter is coming.  I am storing up food for the winter.  I suggest you do the same.”

“Oh, I can’t be bothered,” said the grasshopper.  “Winter is a long time off.  There is plenty of food.”  The grasshopper continued to dance and sing happily while the ant continued to work.

When winter came, the grasshopper had no food and was starving when he saw the ant with lots of food.  He went to the ant’s house and asked, “Can I have some grain, please?  Without it, I will starve,” he cried.

“You danced last summer and now you can continue to dance,” the ant said and did not give the grasshopper any food.  The grasshopper finally learnt that there is a time to work and a time to play, but it is always best to prepare for the days of necessity.

 

LESSONS LEARNED:

• ·         Be proactive
• ·         Plan and prepare in advance
• ·         Look far, think ahead and plan now for what may come
• ·         Devise possible solution, think of probable implications and come up with back-up plans and actions
• ·         Be alert to the changing environment
• ·         Pay attention to the details, discuss what can be done and troubleshoot those that are deemed useless or obsolete
• ·         Be ready, brave and flexible to do new things, to change the old, to remove the spoiled, to mend the broken, to try the untested

 

From:

            LESSONS OF SUCCESS

            THE LEGACY OF TAN SRI DATO’ SRI DR. TEH HONG PIOW