The ass of the grass on his back The fear of failure often prevents us from which to explore new ground, but also the fear of his "face" to lose or forfeit his "honor" order "dignity" to have a great "brake".
The following story is about an extraordinary man - the beginning of an illiterate, it was later shafts, however, very high. This story can perhaps help us gain some perspective.
(There are bonus points for those who can tell me who this man).
The story is set in a gloomy past.
Our hero is a simple "daily workers" which is up to his 40th Age could not read or write.
The love of a woman who recognized his potential, inspired him to make something of himself. And so he sought out a mentor to help him a "secular citizens and scholars" to be.
First - said the mentor - you have to learn to read, to then proceed with further studies.
Read our hero had to learn in the only place where it was taught, together with the small children in the school.
As the 40th Year-old man next to the 7, 8 and 9 year old children to the - far too small - school, expressed a merciless laughter broke out. He was humiliated and teased so much that he got up out of shame come over in the middle of teaching and was looking into the distance.
He appeared before his mentor to tell him of his humiliation and seek to comfort and counsel.
The mentor listened attentively to the story , and offered his students the following:
you an ass hole (then there were long-ass hair with thick hair), grab him earth between his fur on his back, saw seeds on it and water the seed to grow grass on his back.
The student did not understand why though - but did as he was commanded.
few days later he returned with a donkey, on the grass grew back, back to the mentor.
Now - said the mentor - go to the market place and sell the donkey.
again obeyed the students without asking.
On the way to the market place, pulled the "funny animal" all eyes are passing by on , and our hero could hear the whispering amused. When he finally arrived at the market place, the laughter of the market traders and visitors was overwhelming. All pointed the finger at him and his "ass grass" and laughing hysterically.
Our hero sat down in a corner of the market and read humiliated the laughter, the teasing and all other humiliation endured. At the end of the day made the humiliation and not from a Hansel and our hero was killing me inside - he was close to tears!
He went to his mentor and told of the events of the day.
Have you sold the donkey? asked him a mentor.
No.
Then you come back tomorrow to market and sell the animal.
Our hero could hardly sleep at night, overwhelmed by shame and down to the last one was humiliated, his self-esteem at an all time low - maybe I should turn back to my daily work and give up my dream?
The second day the market was no different than the first. People are amused at the "funny ass" and laughed at our friend's face.
When he came at the end of the second day in front of his mentor, the question was the same as before: Have you sold the donkey? - No. - Then return back tomorrow.
The third day was as expected, the Market traders and visitors made a lot of fun to laugh at it the unusual animal and its owner.
At the end of the day was the question again: Have you sold an animal? - No. - Then return to the morning market returns.
But on the fourth day something unexpected happened. When our friend arrived at the market, welcomed him to another dealer friendly and invited him to tea, they treated him as "one of themselves." The market-goers laughed no more, but our heroes welcome as any of the other market traders. She stroked the animal now even the coat and gave him food.
Our friend was on the eve of his mentor to gain clarity why the people who had laughed at him even the day before and received with scorn, treated him very differently. He asked what had happened to cause this change?
The mentor replied: Nothing happened. The dealers and market-goers have lived only to the sight, and when something is no longer new, then one can start his life to integrate rather than continue to remain outside ...
In the following days, in which traders and market-goers were not distracted from getting excited about our friend and his extraordinary animal, you were curious about the secret behind the green grass, fur, and on the sixth Days our hero sold the donkey at a good price.
When the student then returned to the mentor and a report to the mentor said to him: Now that you have internalized this lesson, you can go back to the children to school to learn to read because of the spot and scorn after some days go on, and then you will appreciate you for your age and your experience.
It was, as the mentor predicted. At first our friend was teased by his classmates - but armed with his new knowledge and experience to hit the taunt from him. After a few days passed and the teasing of the new students accepted in the round and appreciated.
This "late students" learned more 24 years continuously, and became an intellectual "giants" among his countrymen.
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My question to you: What personal lessons ("take-aways") you draw from this story? Write me a comment or an email
eli@alles-nur-zum-besten.com All the best
Eli
PS Naechste shiur on Wednesday the 06/24/2009 at 20:15 6th in Muensterschenstr
