Once a US
president went out to see the situation of the city. Somewhere a group of
soldiers was trying to lift a large branch of a tree from their way.
The Corporal
was standing by their side instructing them to work harder, but they were
unable to move it.
A stranger
was riding on his horse and he observed what was going on. He said to the
Corporal – “if you help them they will be able to move it. Why don’t you help
them? ”
The Corporal
replied – “That is not my job, I am the Corporal. It is their work, they should
do it.”
The stranger
did not hesitate a moment, immediately he dismounted from his horse, and helped
the group of the soldiers to move that log.
This
additional strength helped them to move the log. After moving it, the stranger
mounted his horse and said to the Corporal – “Next time you need to move some
heavy thing and you need a help, call for the Commander-in Chief” and went away
his way.
It was then
that the men realized that the stranger was none other than George Washington –
the first President of the United
States , the Commander-in-Chief of the army.
One must not shy away from work, which cannot be labelled 'small' by any measure. A work needed to be done has to be done, "BY ME, IF NOT BY ME, SOME BODY ELSE WILL DO IT, THEN WHY NOT ME?"
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Dr K K Arora
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