Story and Quote of the day!
Story and Quote of the day!
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John was given a parrot as a gift, but it wasn’t your average bird. This parrot had an attitude as
bad as its language. Every squawk it made was rude, offensive, and laced with profanity.
Determined to reform the unruly bird, John tried everything. He spoke in calm and polite tones,
Determined to reform the unruly bird, John tried everything. He spoke in calm and polite tones,
played soothing music, and spent hours encouraging better behavior. Yet, no matter what he did,
the parrot’s behavior remained as outrageous as ever.
One day, after another round of vile squawking, John finally snapped. He yelled at the parrot, but
One day, after another round of vile squawking, John finally snapped. He yelled at the parrot, but
the bird only yelled back, louder and nastier. Frustrated, John picked up the parrot and gave it a
shake, hoping to scare it into better manners. Instead, the parrot became even more furious and
offensive.
Out of options, John decided on a drastic measure. He opened the freezer, placed the squawking
Out of options, John decided on a drastic measure. He opened the freezer, placed the squawking
parrot inside, and shut the door.
At first, the parrot’s protests were deafening—it squawked, kicked, and screamed. But then,
At first, the parrot’s protests were deafening—it squawked, kicked, and screamed. But then,
abruptly, there was silence.
John panicked. What if he’d gone too far and hurt the bird? He quickly opened the freezer. To his
John panicked. What if he’d gone too far and hurt the bird? He quickly opened the freezer. To his
surprise, the parrot stepped out calmly onto his arm, a completely changed creature.
In a composed and respectful tone, the parrot said, “I realize my behavior has been unacceptable.
In a composed and respectful tone, the parrot said, “I realize my behavior has been unacceptable.
I sincerely apologize for my rudeness and promise to be polite and respectful from now on.”
John was dumbfounded. He couldn’t believe the transformation. Just as he was about to ask what
John was dumbfounded. He couldn’t believe the transformation. Just as he was about to ask what
had caused such a dramatic change, the parrot leaned in and whispered,
“By the way… what did the turkey do?”
“By the way… what did the turkey do?”
"Fear
that things may get worse has psychological impact on mind.It is
catalyst for change and brings personal transformation to change one's
unacceptable behaviour and attitude"
-Tejinder Kamboj
(1940-20??)
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