‘A watched pot never boils’
Have you ever taken your time to observe the boiling process of water while cooking? When we boil water on fire, we do not usually sit to watch how the water boils. Most of us prefer to do other things after setting the pot on fire. Except in some cases when we feel our kitchen is unsecured or when we feel desperately hungry, we are not likely to sit and watch while water boils on the fire.
If we could observe closely, we would discover that those instances when we choose to focus on the food/water that we set on fire, we are not usually patient enough to wait till the water gets fully boiled.
Similarly in life, when we focus all our attention on the reward or award, we may be distracted from doing the job well. Imagine what would become of a footballer who focuses on the score board and refuses to concentrate on how to score goals. Imagine what would become of an employee who chooses to focus on his/her salary and refuses to be committed to the job that would yield the salary.
Many businesses today fold up because the business owners focus on the profit and refuse to concentrate on the business. Many entrepreneurs prefer to go into business because of the cars they want to buy, the houses they want to buy and the comfort and respect they dream to derive from the business. Hence, they fail to operate on the primary objective of a business which is to deliver a qualitative service. This is why most entrepreneurs consider folding up even when they shouldn’t have done so. When your focus is on the profit or goodies, you will end up making impatient decisions because you would be too anxious about spending the money you have never earned.
Also, in most African countries today, many of us are sad, agitated, disappointed and clamoring because we feel that our political leaders have failed us. Most of our criticisms against our leaders could be as a result of what we see, read or hear about other countries. We have high expectations and demand the best from our leaders. The truth is that some of the vices in our country are also found elsewhere. If we continue to criticize and condemn our leaders for not doing the right thing, our pot may never boil. Let’s think twice before we choose who would lead us and think deeply before condemning anyone who is chosen. In some ways; at home, at school, while at work, in our relationship with others, most of us are also guilty of the allegations we raised against our leaders.
As from today, always endeavor to do the right thing at the right time and never watch anybody. At times, it is better to correct people by the good things we do than to correct them by the good (but demoralizing) words we say against them.
May the spirit of our ancestors watch over you and lead you not to the path of destruction!
If we could observe closely, we would discover that those instances when we choose to focus on the food/water that we set on fire, we are not usually patient enough to wait till the water gets fully boiled.
Similarly in life, when we focus all our attention on the reward or award, we may be distracted from doing the job well. Imagine what would become of a footballer who focuses on the score board and refuses to concentrate on how to score goals. Imagine what would become of an employee who chooses to focus on his/her salary and refuses to be committed to the job that would yield the salary.
Many businesses today fold up because the business owners focus on the profit and refuse to concentrate on the business. Many entrepreneurs prefer to go into business because of the cars they want to buy, the houses they want to buy and the comfort and respect they dream to derive from the business. Hence, they fail to operate on the primary objective of a business which is to deliver a qualitative service. This is why most entrepreneurs consider folding up even when they shouldn’t have done so. When your focus is on the profit or goodies, you will end up making impatient decisions because you would be too anxious about spending the money you have never earned.
Also, in most African countries today, many of us are sad, agitated, disappointed and clamoring because we feel that our political leaders have failed us. Most of our criticisms against our leaders could be as a result of what we see, read or hear about other countries. We have high expectations and demand the best from our leaders. The truth is that some of the vices in our country are also found elsewhere. If we continue to criticize and condemn our leaders for not doing the right thing, our pot may never boil. Let’s think twice before we choose who would lead us and think deeply before condemning anyone who is chosen. In some ways; at home, at school, while at work, in our relationship with others, most of us are also guilty of the allegations we raised against our leaders.
As from today, always endeavor to do the right thing at the right time and never watch anybody. At times, it is better to correct people by the good things we do than to correct them by the good (but demoralizing) words we say against them.
May the spirit of our ancestors watch over you and lead you not to the path of destruction!
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Truly,a watched pot never boils.words of our ancestors re always true.
ReplyDeleteThis stands as a watch-dog 2 everyone of high personalties & great potentials in our society.......words of our ancestors true talk!
ReplyDeleteIt's a watch-dog 4 all......words of our ancestors true talk !
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