There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn. Each year
he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honor and prizes. One year a
newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting about how
he grew it.
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his
neighbors'.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they
are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the
ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbors grow inferior,
sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the
quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow
good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn
cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn also improves.
So it is in the other dimensions! Those who choose to be at harmony must help
their neighbors and colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well
must help others to live well.
The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches.
Success does not happen in isolation. It is very often a participative and
collective process.
So share the good practices, ideas, new learning's with your family, team
members,neighbors'.
