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There was a farmer who collected horses; he only needed one more breed to complete his collection.
One day, he found out that his neighbor had the particular horse breed he needed. So, he constantly bothered his neighbor until he sold it to him.
A month later, the horse became ill and he called the veterinarian, who said: “Well, your horse has a virus. He must take this medicine for three days. I'll come back on the 3rd day and if he's not better, we're going to have to put him down.”
Nearby, the pig listened closely to their conversation. The next day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig approached the horse and said: “Be strong, my friend. Get up or else they're going to put you to sleep!”
On the second day, they gave him the medicine and left. The pig came back and said: “Come on buddy, get up or else you're going to die! Come on, I'll help you get up. Let's go! One, two, three...”
On the third day, they came to give him the medicine and the vet said: “Unfortunately, we're going to have to put him down tomorrow. Otherwise, the virus might spread and infect the other horses.”
After they left, the pig approached the horse and said: “Listen pal, it's now or never! Get up, come on! Have courage! Come on! Get up! Get up! That's it, slowly! Great! Come on, one, two, three... Good, good. Now faster, come on.... Fantastic! Run, run more! Yes! Yay! Yes! You did it, you're a champion!!!”
All of a sudden, the owner came back, saw the horse running in the field and began shouting: “It's a miracle! My horse is cured. This deserves a party. Let's kill the pig!”
Points for reflection: This often happens in the workplace. Nobody truly knows which employee actually deserves the merit of success, or who's actually contributing the necessary support to make things happen.
LEARNING TO LIVE WITHOUT RECOGNITION IS A SKILL!
DON’T LOOK TO BECOME A PERSON OF SUCCESS, LOOK INSTEAD TO BECOME A PERSON OF VALUE!
WHAT GOOD IS SAVING OTHERS AND LOSING YOUR OWN SOUL IN THE PROCESS?
Many might have known this story (on the internet). Many might have not. Just wanted to share.
That's a rather sick tale. The poor pig - who helped - got the axe, while the lazy hopeless horse lived. Awfully backwards as to effort and fair reward.
The lesson is more like: If you encourage others, you'll get screwed. If you coast, you can be rewarded.
I'll skip out on retaining that particular fable...
One other perspective is that pigs are killed daily because we all want bacon for breakfast. Don't be the piggie...
Yeah, I really LOL at the end of the story. I feel laughing all the times when think about that story. Sad and funny. Or it can be called sick as someone said. That's life, eh?
I really enjoy the fable. LOL. From now on I'm going to be a narcissist. Actually, I only help my colleagues if the bosses can see it. So far, it works for me.
What with the cutthroat work and search for promotions, I kind of doubt any pig will be encouraging others to strive and instead, watch in glee as their competition goes down in flames.
After all, we should encourage ourselves to be great first, and lead by example to others.
What with the cutthroat work and search for promotions, I kind of doubt any pig will be encouraging others to strive and instead, watch in glee as their competition goes down in flames.
After all, we should encourage ourselves to be great first, and lead by example to others.
I agree with you. In order to survive the competitive and hostile workplace, we must keep our human dark side for self-preservation.
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