The power of solidarity

A Native American legend tells of a fire 

declared one day in the forest. It spread to 

full speed and frightened animals fled 

or were hiding to escape the flames. 

They attended powerless to destroy them 

territory. That's when the hummingbird decided to react. 

He flew to a water point, some recovery 

drops in her mouth and went to send the 

fire. He did this twice, ten times ... hundred times ... 

The other animals watched, stunned. 

Finally, angry armadillo said:

-- What are you doing hummingbird? Are you stupid? you

realize that you can not turn off

fire as well?

What hummingbird replied:

- I know, armadillo, but I'm doing my part!

We often feel helpless as these

animals to disasters in our world.

When it happens, I think of this story ...

Then I found my enthusiasm and I can

continue to fight for the values

I believe.

Each individual action may be a drop

water ... but as an African proverb says:

"Millions of ants together can raise

an elephant. "


Sincerely,

Sylvie Roche

Farmer Joy

Responsible Website www.aimer-the-vie.com

The elephant and the blind men

Six blind men lived in a small, quiet village

deep in a secluded valley.

One spring day, a circus came far

and settled for a few performances. Among their

animals was an elephant.

Nobody had ever seen such an animal. So that

quickly became the main topic of conversation.

Blind in the middle of this turmoil, there held

more. They decided to approach the animal

get an idea. They could not see, they

could at least touch to realize by

themselves what it was.

- "The elephant is a pillar," said the first, touching his leg.

- "Oh, no, he is like a rope," said the second man who touched the tail.

- "Not at all! Looks like the thick branch of a tree"

said the third man who touched the trunk.

- "It's like a big fan" said the fourth, touching his ear.

- "No, it's a huge wall," said the fifth man who touched the belly.

- "It looked like a big pipe," said the sixth, touching his defense.

They talked well, each believing they are right and not listening to others.

The village elder, who was by then, stopped and tried to

understand the reason for this lively conversation.

Blind said:

- "We can not agree to say what

looks like an elephant ".

Each said what he thought about it. The wise man smiled and said:

- "You are all telling the truth. But you touched a part

different from the elephant. That's why you do not agree.

Each of you has only part of the truth and

together, you can give an accurate description of the elephant! "


The discussion then resumed between the blind but this time

they listened to each other and were able to

build a correct representation of the elephant in

their minds.


We are often like the blind: we all perceive one

part of the reality and we believe fully perceive.

We start at war to defend our point of view

instead of listening to others to enrich our own

representations.


Although we live in a world where multiple coexisting

specializations, multiple languages, multiple knowledge

and it is not easy to remain open to what is not

part of our daily lives.

But this is by adopting this attitude of listening,

openness and exchanges the world reveals its richness

and our mind discovers endless possibilities.

In friendly way

The victorious jackass

The owner of a donkey found an idea to get rid of the animal which he didn't want . He put the donkey in a well and poured buckets of sand inside. As in he does his dirty work, the donkey moved each time, the amount of sand that fell on his back and then stand on when it fell to the ground. The animal repeated this technique until he could out of the well to the astonishment of his owner moved and impressed he left alive.
Dear friends, in the difficulties with morale, we can often use the arrows launched by our enemies to escape their traps.

Life lesson

One day, an old professor of the National School of Public Administration was engaged to provide training on the   effective planning of his time to a group of fifteen   leaders of large North American companies.      This course was one of five workshops of their day   training. The old teacher therefore had an hour to "make   spend his field. "      Standing in front of this elite group (who was ready to record any   that the expert would teach him), the old teacher looked   one by one, slowly, then said: "We will carry out a   experience ".      Under the table that separated him from his students, the old teacher   pulled out a huge glass jar over 4 liters he placed   gently in front of him. Then he went about a dozen   pebbles almost as big as tennis balls and placed   gently, one by one, in the large pot. When the jar was   filled to the brim and it was impossible to add a pebble   more, he slowly raised his eyes to his students and asked them:     "Is this jar full?".     All answered "Yes."     He waited a few seconds and said: "Really?".     Then he leaned back and left under the table   container filled with gravel. Carefully, he poured the gravel   large stones then brewed the jar lightly. Pieces   gravel infiltrated between the stones ... to the bottom of the pot.     The old teacher raised his eyes again to his audience and   repeated his question:     "Is this jar full?". This time, its brilliant pupils   began to understand her game.     One of them answered: "Probably not".     "Good!" replied the old prof.     He leaned forward again and this time came out from under the table   a bag of sand. Carefully poured the sand into the jar.   The sand went and filled the spaces between the big rocks and   gravel. Again, he asked again, "Is this jar   full? ".     This time, without hesitation and choir, the brightest students   answered     "No!".     "Good!" replied the old prof.     And as expected by its prestigious students, he took the   pitcher of water that was on the table and filled the pot to flush   edge. The old teacher raised his eyes to his group and asked:     "What great truth shows us that experience?"     Not crazy, the boldest students, thinking about what   course, said: "This shows that even if one believes that   our schedule is completely filled, if we really want,   you can add more appointments, more things to do. "     "No," the old teacher. "It's not that.'s Great   truth shows us that this experience is as follows:      "If we do not put the big rocks in the jar first,   can never bring them all, then. "     There was a deep silence, each being aware of   evidence of this statement.     The old teacher said to them: "What are the big rocks   in your life? "     "Your Health?"     "Your family?"     "Your friend (s)?"     "Making your dreams?"     "Do what you love?"     "Learn?"     "Defending a cause?"     "You relax?"     "Take the time ...?"     "Or ... anything else?"     "What you need to remember is the importance of putting his BIG   rocks first in his life, otherwise we may not   succeed ... his life. If we give priority to peccadilloes (gravel,   sand), we fill peccadilloes of his life and there will be more   enough precious time to devote to important   of his life.     So do not forget to ask yourself the   question:     "What are the BIG STONES in my life?"     Then put them first in your pot (life) "     In a friendly gesture of the hand, saluted his old professor   audience and slowly left the room. http://cpositif.com/psp/produits/item/498a151050