I do not know who wrote this simple, absolutely priceless advice. I do know that this advice is more precious and priceless than trainloads of pure gold. This advice, this “way of living” is 100% guaranteed to dramatically improve and enhance your leadership and your life!
Read it. More importantly, remember and live it!
Two friends were walking through the desert. At some point during the journey, they had an argument. One friend slapped the other in the face.
The friend who got slapped was hurt, but without saying a word, wrote in the sand:
Today my best friend slapped me in the face.
The friends kept walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The friend who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but his friend saved him. After the friend recovered from near drowning, he wrote on a stone:
Today my best friend saved my life.
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand… and now you write on a stone. Why?”
The friend replied:
“When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand, where winds of forgiveness can erase it away.
But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”
Learn to write your hurts in the sand. Learn to carve your benefits and blessings in stone. You will be a far more effective leader, mentor and positive contributor in every area of your life!
When someone hurts you, write it down in sand and let it go. When someone helps you, carve it in stone so that any and all will never forget!
