**Story of Appreciation**
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score. The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none". The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect. The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.* The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. Hismother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he didthat. It
was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director's office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?" The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes' The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings." The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship. The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired. Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?* You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
Hi Krisz! hehe. Unsa na bang oras? hmmmm, sa relo sa akong computer kay 12:27am 11/3/2011. Di pa man gud ko katulog human naga youtube ko tapos naa koy nadunggan na song tapos pagkadungog nako ato kay naisip tika. hehe. hmmm, unsa man akong ingnon. Maremember nako una tika naka ila kay na amaze jud ko sa imuha, sa imung personality kay murag unique gud siya, la ko naga expect na naa pa diay ing.ani na babae, hehe. tapos kato nag inlab inlab dayon ko nimo. sige ra mani siyag hilak katong una mi nagkaila kay hapit mani siya mabagsak. haha. may nalang naa nako kay ma ok naka? atik lng hehe. hmmm, sori ha kung usahay busy ko di tika ma txt or di ko makareply. busy lang jud. sori pud usahay kung dili ko katupad sa akong mga promises, na timingan lang jud na. hehe. sa makaya kay tuparon jud nako na. hmm, di
tika gusto pasakitan kay para sa akua fragile kaayo ka na being. gusto tika alagaan ug maayo, kanang masking lamok dili maka dapo. hehe. pasensya na sa akong email ha, random thoughts lang ni gikan sa akong mind ug heart. di man gud always naga ing.ani ta, kay pagmagkita ta maglambingan ta human kapuyon na dayon ko human taodtaod lang kay muuli naka. magluod luod dayon kay gusto diay manihapon pa. hehe. di mani siya muingon. heheh. basta la lang ka kabalo unsa tika ka love. dili nako ma measure. happy ko karon and at the same time murag namiss nako tong before katong bag.o pa ta, happy kay murag nakita nako na naga mature ka sa imung mga actions ug sa imung pagkatao, makamiss ang before kay tungod makamiss tong times na childish paka, murag kanang inosente tirada. hehe. kanang basta. hehe. basta happy kaayo ko naka ila tika. kung mwala ka sa akua kay ma sad jud ko ug maayo. kato. unta dili na pero kung muabot ang time na dili naka happy or ganahan sa akua, ingna lang ko. la may problema sa akua, ang hangad biya nako makita ka na lipay. kung lipay ka lipay napud kaayo ko. hehe. hapit naka ma lawyer puhon, excited nako puhon sa mga outings nato kanang mga overnights. hehe. kanang dalahon tika sa mga places romantic kaayo ug maka amaze. basta hinay hinaya lang gud na imung schooling, relax lang. naa lang man ko permi dri kung kailangan ko nimo. unsa pa ba, hmmmmm, basta kato. sa susunod napud. love you sooo much krisz. mwah mwah hmmmmmwaH! ma miss tika everyday na dili tika makita, mastorya ug makiss. mwaH! naka attach tong song na naisip tika, paminawa kung naa kay time. mwah!
