The Travelling Angels

My latest post was just 5 mins back...I just received this mail from a client wishing me happy new year...but it came just in time to boost my morale. These are not things that we do not know, but accepting them makes the difference. Like I said in my previous post, change is inevitable, the sooner you embrace it, the better. :) His mail made me feel better, wanted to share it with everyone I know and I don’t know too...hope it raises your spirits too...happy New Year everyone!!! And hey this is my 50th post...not bad huh :)

The Traveling Angels


Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement.

As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.
When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied..."Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good nights rest.

When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.

The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel, "How could you have let this happen?
The first man had everything, yet you helped him", she accused. "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let their cow die!"

"Things aren't always what they seem", the older angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it.

Then, last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave her the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem".

Sometimes this is exactly what happens when things don't turn out the way you expected. If you have faith, you just need to trust that every outcome is always to your advantage. You might not know it until some time later.

Climbing up the corporate ladder!!!

Work has been such a revelation for me in terms of what one has to do to move ahead in life. I see life becoming more and more difficult for me the more I try to stick on to my so-called principles and beliefs, more so because in this world where materialistic benefits are sought after, morals don’t hold.

As they say, change is inevitable, embrace it, resisting will do you no good. I didn’t feel the pinch or the necessity to deviate from my beliefs in my previous job stint as the performance and my capabilities were measured by how well I serviced my clients, how good were the products produced from my stable and how well was I able to get my work done at the end of the day with out passing on the damage to the customer.

All the above mentioned is null and void now. All that matters now is that my performance and capabilities will be measured by how well I lick, since I seem to be taking good care of my clients and anyways I don’t have the decision making powers like I did in my previous job to take a call on the clients.

Now, my well-wishers have been constantly advising me – licking is not to make sure your capabilities are noticed but to make sure your capabilities don’t go un-noticed. Well neither am I in a position to dispute this nor am I willing to accept it…. can I call it catch 22!! Probably yes, guess I can :)

As much as I keep telling myself, am beginning to realize that yes, it’s the need of the hour. It’s going to take sometime and I am learning the hard way, but am learning nevertheless. I would probably try and lick my way to the top in 2007 :)