An educated man was sailing in a boat with a layman rowing the boat. The educated man asked boastfully to the layman, “Whether you read books? Do you know anything about science and technology?”. But the layman replied silently in low voice, “I am not aware of it”. Then educated man asked in humiliating voice, “At least, you have any idea, how this boat floats in water?”. Layman replied, “No sir!”.
The boat got crack as it hit on a sharp rock, due to strong stream. The water started to enter into the boat and the boat was about to capsize. The layman asked the educated man, “Do you know to swim?”. The educated man answered, “No!”. The layman replied, “But I know how to swim in water effectively”.
The boat got crack as it hit on a sharp rock, due to strong stream. The water started to enter into the boat and the boat was about to capsize. The layman asked the educated man, “Do you know to swim?”. The educated man answered, “No!”. The layman replied, “But I know how to swim in water effectively”.
Later, the story ends with the layman saving the educated man with his simple practical knowledge of swimming.
We don’t require education about everything to exist in world, but we require some basic practical ideas to swim in life. Basic knowledge involves idea about character formation, thought and mind behaviours, rules of life etc; this can provide other knowledge needed for existence.
Andrew Carnegie, a richest industrialist and philanthropist, describes success as: “success is a state of mind, along with application of certain basic principles like having a definite purpose in life, aligning with knowledgeable people, attractive personality, faith in your aim and talents, initiative, self-discipline, creativity and imagination, organized thinking, positive attitude towards defeat, etc”.
Pervasive being has provided every earthly being with certain talents to exist in world. Even a calf struck in strong current in river knows how to save its life, even without training through swimming coach. But, we should utilise those talents to develop others and satisfy our basic necessities. So, by sharing our talents with others, we can at least help them to exist in this competitive world.
QUOTES:
"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The
man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." -
Alan Ashley-Pitt
"The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The
man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." -
Alan Ashley-Pitt
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