STROKING THE BIRD'S TAIL
I t’s the break-time in our Tai Chi class, this morning. “Do you keep yourself in touch with politics?” I asked Kannan. “Just something here and there,” Kannan said, “I don’t take political parties’ rhetoric – their promises and accusations - too seriously.” He told me an old management story… A Turkey always envied the Eagle who sat majestically on the top of the tree. One day, he expressed his feelings before his friend, the Bull. “My friend, I wish to sit like the Eagle at the top of this tree, but, I don’t have the required energy.” “Is that your problem?” said the Bull, “Believe me, my droppings are very nutritious… Why can’t you try?” Turkey believed in his friend’s words and took a few bites of the dung. “Wow! It’s working!” The Turkey could manage to reach the first branch, that very moment! The next day, some more bites of his friend’s dung, and the Turkey was on the send branch! On the third day, on the third branch! Only one more branch a...