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Honesty Is Still The Best Policy

Posted by laxminarayanp on February 5, 2010

Once a general manager wanted to test his people, who had come from all over India, about their values of life. He announced that in their seminar folder, there was a PVC pouch and in it a seed. When they return, they must put the seed in a pot with good soil and look after it very well. He would hold a competition at the next year’s seminar and that the best plants would be awarded suitably.

Everyone did what was told to him. A year passed quickly. And next year in a big hall, a great scene! There were hundreds of pots and a great variety of plants – all except one. In this one pot was soil, but no plant! The owner of the pot was standing quietly and seemingly ashamed of himself.

The general manager called him on the stage. He asked him what happened and he told him the truth. He planted the seed, which he was given, and did what was to be done – but nothing happened.

The general manager declared him the winner!

Everyone was shocked.

It was announced, “Gentlemen! The seeds I gave you were boiled seeds. You planted them and nothing happened! You acted smartly and used some other seeds. This man was honest to his work and therefore, he did not cheat me or himself!”

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During our lifespan, we come across many such events when we have option to choose paths. There will be alternate options always…. One will be the way with honesty and you know that you may fail on that way being honest. The other would be simple…. being not honest and winning the race. Its upto you which one you opt.

Dont FOOL yourself. Dont cheat yourself and you will celebrate your life all the time!!!!!!!

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