There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn. Each year he entered his corn
in the state fair where it won honor and prizes. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him,
and learnt something interesting about how he grew it.
The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his cornseed with his neighbors!
‘How can you afford to share your best cornseed with your neighbors, when they too are entering
their corn in competition with yours each year?’ the reporter asked.
‘Why sir’, said the farmer, ‘didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and
swirls it from field to field’.
If my neighbors grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, crosspollination will steadily
degrade the quality of my corn. If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors grow good
corn.’
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless
his neighbor’s corn also improves.
So it is in the other dimensions! Those who choose to be at harmony must help their neighbors and
colleagues to be at peace. Those who choose to live well must help others to live well.
The value of one’s life is measured by the lives it touches.
Success does not happen in isolation. It is very often a participative and collective process.
So share the good practices, ideas, new learning with your family, team members, and neighbors.
In fact, TEAM is Together Everyone Achieves More!
