assembly in the carpentry
They say that in the carpentry there was once a strange assembly. It was a tool meeting to fix their differences. The hammer he exercised the presidency, but the assembly notified him that he had to resign. The cause? It was too loud! And besides, he spent his time hitting.
The hammer accepted its guilt, but asked that the screw be expelled as well; he said you had to twist it a lot to make it useful.
Faced with the attack, the screw also accepted, but in turn requested the expulsion of the sandpaper. She showed that she was very rough in her treatment and she always had friction with others.
And the sandpaper agreed, provided that the meter was expelled, which always exceeded itself by measuring others according to its measure, as if it were the only perfect one.
That’s when the carpenter came in, put on his apron and started his work. He used the hammer, the sandpaper, the metro and the screw. Finally, the initial rough wood became a beautiful piece of furniture.
When the carpentry was left alone again, the assembly resumed deliberation. It was then that the saw took the floor, and said: “Gentlemen, it has been shown that we have defects, but the carpenter works with our qualities. That is what makes us valuable. So let’s not think about our bad points anymore and let’s focus on the usefulness of our good points”.
The assembly then found that the hammer was strong, the screw joined and gave strength, the sandpaper was special for refining and smoothing rough edges, and they observed that the meter was precise and exact.
They then felt that they were a team capable of producing quality furniture. They were proud of their strengths and of working together.
It occurs the same with human beings. Watch and you will see. When a group often looks for faults in others, the situation becomes tense and negative. Instead, it is by sincerely trying to perceive the strengths of others that the best human achievements flourish.
It is easy to find defects, anyone can do it, but to find qualities, that is for superior spirits that are capable of inspiring all human successes.
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