Wednesday, November 14, 2012

WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

I had read this piece some time ago.
 
A long time ago there was a great General who was faced with a situation which made it necessary for him to make a drastic decision to insure his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his army on shore to face a powerful enemy, whose men outnumbered his.

He loaded his soldiers into boats, and sailed to face the enemies on shore. When they reached the shore, he ordered them to unload the soldiers and cargoes. He then ordered for all the ships and boats to be burned.

Addressing his men before the battle, he said, "You see the ships and boats going up in smoke? That means that we cannot leave these shores alive unless we win! We now, have no choice - either we win, or we perish."

They WON!!!

5 comments:

Sylvia K said...

Definitely the right motivation!! Wonderful post as always and, as always, it is great to see you online again! Hope your week is going well!!

RGB said...

Ah! I guess we all need that kind of a push (or shove!) once a while to do what we otherwise would shirk away from!

Shashank said...

nice post Dad.. good to see u back..

me ra said...

Welcome back....Indeed we need to accept the situations first, and then it would be Triumph or defeat...Nice to read this. Thank you...

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