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On a lighter mood
Parable Number 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.
Parable Number 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:
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
Parable Number 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 realize how warm it was.
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 drops doodoo on you is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of doodoo is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep doodoo, keep your mouth shut!
Parable Number 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 donkey and it fell
into the river and drowned.
Management Lesson:
If you try to please everyone, you will eventually lose your ass!
Now a sight for sore [old?] eyes
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Fountain Lake 1964
HM
Ships: Sheffield, Ramehead, Crossbow, Rapid, Volage, Cavendish,
Chaily Protector & Cassandra. Tiger Class cruiser in
background [pre-conversion], probably Blake
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