nanna
Devil's Advocate
I was sent this in an email today ... and thought I'd pass it along
No. 1:
> A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit
> saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all
day
> long?" The crow answered, "Sure, why not."
> So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a
> sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
> Management Lesson:
> To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
No. 2:
> A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to
> the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."
> "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings," replied the
> bull. "They're packed with nutrients."
> The turkey pecked at a lump of dung
> and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first
> branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached
the
> second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched
at
> the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey
> out of the tree.
> Management Lesson:
> BS might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
No. 3:
> A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the
> bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying
> there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay
there
> in the pile of cow dung, it began to warm up. The dung was actually thawing
> him out. He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
> A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following
> the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and
> promptly dug him out and ate him!
> Management Lesson:
> 1) Not everyone who s---s on you is your enemy.
> 2) Not everyone who gets you out of s--- is your friend.
> 3) If you're warm and happy, even if you're in deep s---, keep your mouth
> shut!
No. 4:
> The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went
> along, some people remarked, "It was a shame the old man was walking and
the boy
> was riding". The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so
> they changed positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked,
> "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk."
> They decided they both would walk. Soon they passed some more people
> who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to
> ride. So they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that shamed
> them saying, "how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey."
> The boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to
> carry the donkey. As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the
animal
> and he fell into the river and drowned.
> Management Lesson:
> If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass
nanna
No. 1:
> A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit
> saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all
day
> long?" The crow answered, "Sure, why not."
> So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a
> sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
> Management Lesson:
> To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.
No. 2:
> A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to
> the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."
> "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings," replied the
> bull. "They're packed with nutrients."
> The turkey pecked at a lump of dung
> and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first
> branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached
the
> second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched
at
> the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey
> out of the tree.
> Management Lesson:
> BS might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
No. 3:
> A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the
> bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was lying
> there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it. As the frozen bird lay
there
> in the pile of cow dung, it began to warm up. The dung was actually thawing
> him out. He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
> A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following
> the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and
> promptly dug him out and ate him!
> Management Lesson:
> 1) Not everyone who s---s on you is your enemy.
> 2) Not everyone who gets you out of s--- is your friend.
> 3) If you're warm and happy, even if you're in deep s---, keep your mouth
> shut!
No. 4:
> The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they went
> along, some people remarked, "It was a shame the old man was walking and
the boy
> was riding". The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so
> they changed positions. Later, they passed some people that remarked,
> "What a shame, he makes that little boy walk."
> They decided they both would walk. Soon they passed some more people
> who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to
> ride. So they both rode the donkey. Now they passed some people that shamed
> them saying, "how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey."
> The boy and man said they were probably right so they decided to
> carry the donkey. As they crossed a bridge, they lost their grip on the
animal
> and he fell into the river and drowned.
> Management Lesson:
> If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass
nanna
