There Simply Ain’t No Free Lunch
March 13th, 2008This is a true story that I’ve taken from one of the motivational books that I’m reading at this moment. This book is called “See You at the Top” by one of the world most renowned self-help guru named Zig Ziglar. This story was so meaningful that I would like to share it with all of you.
I have to re-write some part of the story so that it’s easier to read and at the same time I can practice my own writing skills. I hope you guys and gals find it resourcefulness.
Well…. Here the story goes…
Some year back, some domestic hogs (a.k.a. pigs in the wild) escaped from captivity and went into a remote area of the mountain. Over a period of time and several generations past, these hogs grew larger and become smarter and wilder until they have become a menace and dangerous to anyone that crossed over their territory.
The local people, tried to do something about it and have send a number of skilled hunters to locate and kill them but these hogs were smart enough to elude the efforts of the best hunters there is.
One day, came into the village was an old man with his small donkey pulling cart. His donkey cart was loaded with some lumber and a substantial amount of grain. The villagers were curious about where the old man was going and what he was going to do. This old man told the villagers that he was going into the mountain where the wild hog habitat is and will come back when he catches some of the hogs. The villager contemptuous laughed at the old man and told him that even the best local hunters can’t catch any of them.
Two months later, the old man came back to the village with some hogs that he trapped in the mountain. The villagers were astonished and asked the old man how he is able to catch them.
So the old man replied:-
“First, thing I done was find the spot where the hogs came out to eat. Then I baited me a trap by putting a little grain right in the middle of the area. These hogs was scared off first at first but curiosity finally got to then and the old lead boar started to sniffing around the free lunch. When he took the first bite, i knew instantly that I’ve already had them.”
“The next day, I put some more grain out and load one plank few feet away. This had spooked them for a while but that free lunch was a powerful appeal so it doesn’t toke them long before they were willing to take a bite at the free lunch again.”
“I repeatedly added the pieces of plank, lumbers and grains over a period of days until I have everything that I needed to build my trap.”
“After that I dug a hole and put up my first corner post. The hogs are smart and every time I added something new they start stayed away but the temptation for free lunch and something for nothing had keep them coming back. Over a period of time, I finally build my trap.”
“The lure of ‘free lunch’ and habit of ‘getting something for nothing without working for it’ had drove them back and right into my trap. When they are in and taking their free lunch, I just sprung the trap door and WALLA! here there are.”
“Actually, it is quite easy after I got them coming for the free lunch.”
The Morale I learned:
When you make an animal depends upon man for his food, you take away his resourcefulness and he’s in trouble. The same is true for man. - by Zig Ziglar
“Nature use up its resources by using them up and human use up its resources by NOT using them at all” - Zig Ziglar
Free lunch will only lead to one thing… get trapped!. - by me, Elvin
If you really wanted to be on top of your life, I highly recommend you guys and gals to buy and read this book titled “See You at the TOP” by Zig Ziglar. This is the best books I ever read after Napolean Hill, Think and Grow Rich.
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