Dad is the type of business that makes me not believe it. If most people in business, do not want to divide the secret recipe, or the main science, Dad just the opposite. He never stingy to share knowledge, of all its employees, all taught to to make shoes. None of the science which he had hidden. Not only that, he pushed them to be separated and independent from the father.
I and Mas Agus time until amazed. Educate employees to be independent is not just going to give birth to a new competitor for business Dad?
Dad explained the concept with a simple story. The story that I still remember to this day.
"You never told to you about the story of a corn farmer who succeed?"
I and Mas Agus just shook his head.
"Once upon a time there was a corn farmer who is very successful.", Dad stopped taking a breather.
I and Mas Agus pairs of ears, enthusiastic listening.
With a tone like a storyteller he continued, "In the country, corn contest held every year, to find where the farmers who produce the best corn. Had a successful farmer, he often won the contest corn. Not just once, but many times and virtually, each contest winner here's corn farmers held. You know the secret? "Asked Father to us.
"Fertilizer secret?", Mas Agus try mejawab.
"No, not that secret. One time a reporter asked this a successful farmer, what secret formula he could win the contest corn to many times. The farmer replied, 'there is no secret formula, I just share my best corn seeds to farmers neighbor-neighbor "
"Well, why even the best corn seed is given to neighbors? But really he who wins? Strange! ", I asked.
"That's the key," Dad smiled. "Alin already studying science in school, right? Of plants have pollen and pistil? "
"Already" I said, nodding.
"We know that the wind blow away the pollen from the flowers mature, then spread it from one field to another field.", The father hands moving like a storyteller.
"Imagine if a bad neighbor corn crop, the pollen is dispersed into a successful farmer's field was also bad. It would degrade the quality of the corn. "
My sister started to nod knowingly.
Dad continued "Conversely, if the corn crop good neighbor, then the pollen carried by the wind from their corn fields would be good also, this is when we want to get the good corn, we must help our neighbors to get a good corn anyway.
"So it is with our lives kiddo. If we want to succeed, then we should help people become successful around anyway. Those who want to live well must help people around him to live well too. "Dad closes story wisely.
