Join the determined solidarity of the brave villagers of
Carmona, Cavelossim, Benaulim, Colva, Orlim, Betalbatim, Majorda, etc
Come one, Come All
PUBLIC MEETING at Dando Grounds, Benaulim
5 pm onwards, on Monday, 12 May 2008
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MONDAY MUSE (12 May 2008)
TWO SIGNS
It is many years since my favourite teacher Fr Gatti departed. But his many
inspiring lessons continue to guide me. One such story went like this...
A blind boy was sitting with a mat by his feet. He held up a sign which said:
"I am blind, please help." A sage walking by noticed that there were very few
coins on the mat. He took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He
put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words...
Soon the mat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind
boy. That evening, the sage who had changed the sign, passed by again. The boy
recognized his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this
morning? What did you write?" The sage replied, "I wrote the same thing as you
but in a different way." He had written, "Today is a beautiful day but I
cannot see it."
The two signboards while saying the same thing conveyed totally different
messages. Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first
simply said the boy was blind. The latter one told people they were so lucky
that they were not blind. Surely the second sign was better at its impact and
effect!
This is an enduring lesson. How we communicate is very important. We need to be
better at exploring the various ways that our message may be interpreted. And
we must choose the option that conveys our message best. We must be like the
wise sage who chose to express instead of trying to impress.
To BE BETTER at communicating our message
Let every word of ours hold the wisdom of a sage!
- Pravin-da
12 May 2008, Goa, India.
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