It's all in the mind??
Got this in a mail, and I think it's somewhat true. Emphasis : somewhat.
"This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more and more raw material and buns to increase his sales. He recruited a few more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it."
The son said, "The international situation is terrible.
The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV.He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard,removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic.He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand.And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.The father said to his son, "Son, you were right"."We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think we do!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Dear politicians...emphasis on consolidating the economy. And your own personal knowledge too, perhaps.
Dear rakyat, empower yourself with knowledge but know how and when to apply.
Dear teachers, don't be puppets for propaganda...stand up and make yourselves heard. You know our students are not activists and you're just cajoling them further into passiveness. Stop telling them to just concentrate on passing..there's more to life than acing exams. You know they can't fight for themselves (hello, we're in Malaysia) so you should take the first step and stand up. Heck, I would have stood by any of the teachers that inspired me. Then we will have youths who are more vocal and "worldly".
Dear parents, we love you. But there are so many ways of showing love. Do you trust us?
"This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more and more raw material and buns to increase his sales. He recruited a few more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it."
The son said, "The international situation is terrible.
The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV.He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful signboard,removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic.He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand.And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.The father said to his son, "Son, you were right"."We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think we do!!!!!!!!!!!! "
Dear politicians...emphasis on consolidating the economy. And your own personal knowledge too, perhaps.
Dear rakyat, empower yourself with knowledge but know how and when to apply.
Dear teachers, don't be puppets for propaganda...stand up and make yourselves heard. You know our students are not activists and you're just cajoling them further into passiveness. Stop telling them to just concentrate on passing..there's more to life than acing exams. You know they can't fight for themselves (hello, we're in Malaysia) so you should take the first step and stand up. Heck, I would have stood by any of the teachers that inspired me. Then we will have youths who are more vocal and "worldly".
Dear parents, we love you. But there are so many ways of showing love. Do you trust us?
