LEARN YOUR LESSONS WELL > > Once upon a time Nasrudin and his master went hunting > in the forest. The master cut his thumb while shooting > his bow and arrow because he held it incorrectly. > Nasrudin stopped the bledding and bandaged the deep > wound as his master moaned in pain. In an attempt to > console hismaster, Nasrudin said. "Sir, there are no > mistakes, only lessons, and we can learn from them if > we're willing." > The master became enraged. "How dare you lecture > me!" he barked. And with that he threw Nasrudin into a > deserted well and continued on without his devoted > servant. A little further on, a group of forest > people captured the master and took him to their chief > for human sacrifice. The fire was roasting hot, and > the master was about to be thrown into it when the > chief noticed his bandaged thumb and set him free. It > was a rule that all sacrificial victims had to be > perfect specimens. Realizing how right > Nasrudin had been, the master rushed back to the well > to rescue his faithful servant. Acknowledging his > unjust actions, the master pulled Nasrudin out and > asked him to forgive him for the terrible mistake. > Nasrudin assured him that he had not made a mistake at > all. On the contrary, he insisted that there was > another lesson concealed here. Nasrudin told his > master that he had done Nasrudin a great service by > throwing him into the well. He thanked his master for > saving his life explaining that if he had continued > with him into the forest, the forest people would have > taken him for sacrifice and surely he would had died. > "You see," Nasrudin ventured, "there > are no mistakes,only lessons to learn. What we call > our mistakes can be blessings indisguise, > if we're willing to learn from them." This time the > master smiled and nodded in agreement.> > > Lessons are necessary to achieve > success. In fact,success is built on lessons, which > are built on failing. The toddler cannotlearn to walk > without falling down. The older child cannot learn to > ride a bicycle without falling off on the first few > tries. You cannot climb the success > >ladder without > missing an occasional rung. It's a package deal: > success and failure go together like a hand and glove, > Adam and Eve,Abbott and Costello, or cookies and > milk.> > > Life is full of ups and downs, and > there will be times when you might forget, make an > error, or say or do the wrong thing. But no matter how > serious the gaff, you don't have to sink into > self-pity. You can get up, brush yourself off, and > keep on going. The key is to reframe your mistakes as > lessons and figure out what you can learn about > yourself from > them. This frame of mind makes your lessons valuable > opportunities that are essential for your personal and > career success. Not only do they make you > wise, they are the building blocks that make you > successful. > Thinking of mistakes and failures as lessons can keep > you in a positive frame and keep you from feeling > discourage and hopeless. Mistakes viewed as lessons > are supportive and build success; mistakes viewed as > failures are > destructive and undermine success. Lessons are > proactive ways of taking what comes your way and > making it work to your advantage. Turning mistakes > into lessons is another way to build yourself up > instead of tear yourself down --- by simply reframing > your life conditions. > Here I offer you perhaps the biggest > challenge in this book (at least it is for me). Try to > look upon the people who upset you as messengers or > teachers who are there to help you learn more about > yourself. Just as the master was doing a great service > to Nasrudin by throwing him in the well, the people > you think are your enemies may be your best friends. > Those who anger you, embarrass you, hurt > you,contradict you, and yes, even betray you are doing > you a great favor.They are bringing you lessons that > make you wiser, stronger, and better able > to successfully meet the next challenge that comes > your way. > BRYAN E. ROBINSON, > PH.D. > Don't Let Your Mind > Stunt Your Growth > >
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