One Minute Wisdom

THE THREE DOLLS

A wise saint presented a prince with a set of 3 small dolls. The prince was not amused.

"Am I a girl that you give me dolls?", he asked.

"This is a gift for a future king," said the saint.

"If you look carefully, you'll see a hole in the ear of each doll."

The saint handed him a piece of string.

"Pass it through each doll.", he said.

Intrigued, the prince picked up the first doll & put the string into the ear. It came out from the other ear.

"This is one type of person," said the saint, "whatever you tell him, comes out from the other ear. He doesn't retain anything."

The prince put the string into the second doll. It came out from the mouth.

"This is the 2nd type of person," said the saint, "whatever you tell him, he tells everybody else."

The prince picked up the 3rd doll & repeated the process. The string did not come out. "This is the 3rd type of person," said the saint, "whatever you tell him is locked up within him. It never comes out."

"What is the best type of person?", asked the prince.

The saint handed him a 4th doll, in answer. When the prince put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear.

"Do it again,” said the saint.

The prince repeated the process. This time the string came out from the mouth. When he put the string in a third time, it did not come out at all.

"This is the best type of person," said the sage.

“To be a Trustworthy person, you need to know when to listen, when to be silent & when to talk.”

*Which one are you?*

#Be more concerned about your character than your reputation…

Your character is what you are, while your reputation is what people think you are.