As we reach the age of 40+, we all tend to
get into a well settled attitude which limits our progress any further. We have
a house, we have a car and we have a regular income and then we start getting
into the comfort zone. This comfort zone is in fact a warning signal, for
people who want to live their life to the fullest.
An interesting short story, explains this
phenomenon, very nicely. The story goes like this: “Japanese love to eat fish. The age old method
of fishing was that fishermen went into the deep sea to catch fish, but by the
time they returned to the shore all the fished were dead and so the fish became
stale. The Japanese thought of a new idea and send frozen ice cubes to cover
the fish, but still the frozen fish were not as tasty as live fish. Then they
worked on a new idea of creating big water tanks. As and when the fishes were
caught, they put them in this tank of water, so that the fishes were alive till
it reaches the shore. However as the space inside the tank was not very big,
the fishes used to jump and swim for sometime and after finding no way out,
they just remained calm. The Japanese were not still satisfied with the quality
of the fish, because the fishes were not so active, like what we find in the sea.
After so much of thought, one person suggested a idea that made it possible for
the Japanese to get the fish the way they wanted. He put a small SHARK inside
the tank. The presence of the Shark, kept all the fishes active, so as to save
themselves being eaten by the shark.
In fact, it is the problems that keep us
alive. So, start looking for as opportunities in disguise. Put the SHARK IN
YOUR TANK.
Happy Reading,
D. Senthil Kannan
Article dated July 2006
Article dated July 2006
