Business Principles
A Lesson from my Farming Father
When life had offered him nothing but days spent at the local shopping centre , one day my farming father went to a public gathering where a lady was trying to raise 1,000 /= shillings by selling off two skinny sheep .
By all standards , the sheep were valueless , but his heart and mind convinced him to use part of the 1,500 /= shillings I sent him every month to purchase them . Later that evening , he called me and there was some excitement in his voice about his new acquisition . Being the urbanite , I couldn ’ t understand what the elation was about . My nonappreciation of the two sheep lasted until I went to visit my parents over the festive holidays and we feasted on one of the most delectable roast mutton .
Then he gave the story that brought me back to the city with more take home lessons than I would have learnt in a HR workshop .
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