27/01/2018
WOOD CUTTER
Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a
job in a timber merchant and he got it.
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The pay was really good and so was the work condition.
For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined to do
his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the
area where he supposed to work.The first day, the
woodcutter brought 18 trees.
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“Congratulations,” the boss said. “Go on that way!
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”Very motivated by the boss words, the woodcutter tried
harder the next day, but he could only bring 15 trees.
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The third day he tried even harder, but he could only
bring 10 trees.
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Day after day he was bringing less and less trees.
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“I must be losing my strength”, the woodcutter thought.
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He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he
could not understand what was going on.
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“When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the
boss asked.
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“Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my axe. I have
been very busy trying to cut trees…”
Reflection:
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so busy that
we don’t take time to sharpen the “axe”.
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In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than
ever, but less happy that ever.
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Why is that?
Could it be that we have forgotten how to stay “sharp”?
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There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work but
we should not get so busy that we neglect the truly
important things in life, like
our personal lives,
taking time to get close to our Creator,
giving more time for our family,
taking time to read etc.
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We all need time
to relax,
to think and meditate,
to learn and grow.
If we don’t take the time to sharpen the “axe”, we will
become dull and lose our effectiveness.
