Survival of the Clever

Survival Of The Clever In life, there are dogs, leopards and monkeys. we just have to decide to which category do we belong. Here is a tale to explain the difference: a wealthy man decides to go on a safari in Africa. He takes his faithful pet dog along for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long he discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about the dog notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The dog thinks, "Boy, I'm in deep doo doo now." Then he notices some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching black-spotted feline. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dog exclaims loudly, "Man, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?" Hearing this, the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride. Suddenly a look of terror comes over the spotty cat, and he slinks away into the trees. "Whew," exclaims the leopard. "That was close. That dog nearly had me." Meanwhile, a monkey, who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard, So, off he goes. But the dog sees the monkey going after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be afoot. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself and the leopard. The slick cat is furious at being made a fool and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine. Now the dog sees the leopard with the monkey on his back, and thinks, "What a I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers and pretending he has not seen them yet. And just when they get close enough to hear, the dog says, "Where's that monkey? I just can never trust him! I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard, and he's still not back!!!" Now that's what I call being cool, calm and collected. Let's face it, folks. There will always be leopards in the work place - insecure bullies who would spare no effort in having a free lunch and you are his lunch. Allow yourself to be intimidated or react to anger and fear, and you will be eaten alive. There will always be monkeys in the work place, too. These apes have nothing to do but flatter their bosses and destroy other people so that they can look better. No sense in paying attention to these crafty critters. Stay as far away from them as possible. They're bad news and there's nothing good going for you in the company of these chimpanzees. Be the wise dog in the story. Be cool. Be calm. Use wisdom to deal with people of different personalities in the work place. Respond and do not react. Master your moods and never reveal your emotions to people who would take advantage of you. Trust in God and let the revenge business be his. Meanwhile, simply do your honestly level best as you begin to apply the mentioned Da Vincian principles in your work; and pay no attention to the losers and jerks in the work place. Never forget that the best revenge is a life well lived. -An article from The Early Bird Catches The Worm But The Second Mouse Gets The Cheese by Francis J. Kong