WHAT SAY... U Pple ALL AROUND THE WORLD...













Pic.: Sherry Haridas



Some people like my advice so much
that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.

- Gordon Dickson

One of my students, who has just given his twelfth-standard exams (ISC ), has been keen to do Product Designing in a reputed design-school in India. He had joined a well-known coaching institute to prepare for its entrance exams... and, for, almost, two years the preparations were on... NID, the so-called the best one, did not happen. So, the choice was among the rest around...

This morning, I was intrigued by a FB status from this young-man: “Ppl all around the world which college will be better for product design among MIT, ISDI , Srishti and DSK. Which provide with good internship and good campus recruitment?? ....Plz help. — feeling confused."

He was my student for two years. I used to discuss with him, often, about career choices, self-confidence, self-trust, our passions and talents... and, above all, about the need to break-free from a mindset of being spoon-fed in life...

So, the moment I saw his status, I replied: Dear....., remember the story - 'The Father , the son and the donkey... rather, 'The Three Donkeys'? So, if u take advice from 'people all around the world'... pakka, u will end up carrying the donkey all the way home!!! Darling, go by ur gut( u have done enough research) , and that's it. Amen!!!! Love u.


Once, a father and his son loaded pots on the back of their donkey and went to sell them at the market place. By the afternoon, they had sold all the pots and they were, now, returning home...

The son was sitting on the donkey and the father was walking...

They had barely walked some distance. A passerby, who saw them, cried: “What a pity! The young man is enjoying the ride and the old man is made to walk in the hot sun!”

Immediately, the son came down, and the father went up!

They had barely walked some distance. Another passerby, who saw them screamed: “What a pity! The strong man is enjoying the ride and the poor son is made to walk in the hot sun!”

Immediately, they both sat on the donkey!

They had barely walked some distance. One more passerby, who saw them, yelled: “How cruel humans can be! The poor donkey is made to carry two strong men!”

Immediately, both of them came down, lifted their donkey and carried him all the way home!

“Children, how many donkeys are there in this story?” I, often, tease them...

“Threeeeeeeeeeee!” the children know who the three donkeys are...

Then, we all become serious for the real moral:

In life, we need to take advice from others. But, if we go about taking advice from every Tom, Dick and Harry – every passerby on the road – we will, surely, end up carrying our donkeys, all the way home!

What say... u Pple, all around the world?

GERALD D’CUNHA


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Nilesh K said…
Wonderful Post. Nilesh K
April 23, 2014 at 7:18 PM
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