THE EVIL MONSTER AND A LITTLE BOY...!!!!

" Let that child in you take over...
look at all you dread with fresh eyes - rude friends, a tough job...
may be the MONSTER is a nice guy...!!! "



Do you hate your job and feel that you get paid much less than you deserve ???
Is there a subject you totally despise and hate studying ???
Is there someone who's being rude and nasty to you all the time ???
And have you been wondering why its all that way ???



Hold on .... !!!!

Long long long ago there lived a monster in a tiny village. The villagers were all terrified of him, and felt their village was cursed to have such a creature living in their midst. Several men tried to fight the monster. One man attacked the monster with a sharp sword. The monster grabbed the sword and almost magically pulled out another sword, twice as large, twice as sharp and cut the man into half. Another time, a villager set off with a large wooden club to hit the monster. The monster responded by slamming the man with a wooden club, twice as large as the one that the villager had. On another occassion, a villager tried to set the monster on fire. But hte monster opened his mouth and spewed huge flames ---- that roasted the poor man.

                             Scared by these events the village folks gave up trying to fight the monster. They felt this was their fate, and they had to learn to live with it. And then one day, a little boy said that he would go and vanquish the monster. People were surprised, and despite their disbelief, went along to see the little boy take on the monster.

                                As the boy looked up at the giant, the monster just flared his nostrils and glared back. The little boy then took out an apple and offered it to the monster. The monster grabbed it, held it to his mouth and then thrust his clenched fist infront of the boy.   Bang!   As the fist slowly opened, the people were astonished to see two delicious apples there. Twice as red and twice as large as the apple that the boy had offered.

                              The boy then took out a little earthen pot with some water and gave it to the monster. And the monster took that and responded by placing infront of the boy two urns made of gold, filled with delicious juice. The people were ecstatic. They suddenly realized that the monster was not a curse --- but a boon to the village. The little boy smiled. And the giant just smiled back. While the story is centuries old, the monster is still around in colleges, in the office, and in our lives. And it's a good idea to remember the lessons from that story. Most of our problems appear that way because of the way we look at them. You get back what you give, twice as much...!!!

                           Is someone being rude to you ??? May be you need to change the way you behave with them. And no, don't wait for them to change; you need to change first !!! At work too, if you go in to work, hating every moment, it's unlikely that you'll do a great job. If you don't contribute, don't expect to get paid a fat salary. You get what you give. Resolve today then to change. Love your job and give it everything you have. Be nice to the 'Ms. Nasty' in college. Look at Maths as a cool, fun subject. And you will discover that the evil monster is in fact a benevolent giant.

                          It's significant that it took a little child to discover the true colors of the monster. Children don't have preconceived notions. They believe that the world is a wonderful place. It's only as they grow up, the optimism vanishes, and negative conditioning sets in. Go on... Let the child in you take over. Look at everything you dread with fresh eyes --- be it rude friends, tough subjects and lousy jobs. May be the monster is really a nice guy. Change the way you look at him. And see the difference.... !!!!!!!!