Another Business lesson by Navtej Kohli
A bundle of sticks
Navtej Kohli says the best lessons in life comes through mistakes and personal experience. Here on Navtej Kohli Business Blog, he reminds us of an old story signifying the importance of unity.
Once upon a time, a father and his family of Sons lived in a village. The sons were forever quarreling among themselves, never paying heed to whatever their father said. Tired of this daily tension, he decided to taught his sons a lifetime lesson. He cast about in his mind for some very striking example that should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune.
One day when the quarreling had been much more violent than usual and each of the Sons was moping in a surly manner, he asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks. Then handing
the bundle to each of his Sons in turn he told them to try to break it. But although each one tried his best, none was able to
do so.
The Father then untied the bundle and gave the sticks to his Sons to break one by one. This they did very easily.
“My Sons,” said the Father, “do you not see how certain it is that if you agree with each other and help each other, it will be impossible for your enemies to injure you? But if you are divided among yourselves, you will be no stronger than a single stick in that bundle.”
The sons realized their mistake and got reunited.
Moral:
In Unity is Strength.
Disunited families are easily injured by others.
United we stand, Divided we fall.
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