There was a man who decided he was going to prepare a new field for planting crop. Immediately he began clearing the land of it’s trees and then removing the stones from broken soil. As he removed the stones he set them in groups of 10 piles, the first being of the largest boulders, all the way down to the smallest pebbles.
Soon after, a building contractor passes through on his way to market and noticed the 10 piles of rocks and seeing these rocks already sorted he immediately offers to buy them from the farmer at the price of 40 silver pieces. Then farmer agreed and was very happy with his unexpected fortune, and the builder began to collect the rocks.
Soon after, neighbors hearing of the farmer’s gain approach the builder and say, “We too have rocks in piles that we would let you take off our hands for a small amount of bronze pieces, and yet you offer this man 40 silver.” The builder replies, “My Dear fellows, with your stones It is not the same and therefore your fortune cannot be the same either. For see I would have to sort these rocks at the cost of my own labor and time where as with your neighbor the rocks were pre-sorted. I would rather buy his at a high prices then take yours for free.”
There upon the neighbors starting sorting their stones too but it was too late because the builder had enough of those he bought from the first, and the neighbors sorted their stones in vain. … or did they?
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It pays to be attentive of the things in front of you; that if treated methodically and organized as well as possible, there may somehow come a future appreciation.
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I like the story… good way to start my day, if you are organized, people will pay you more… thats my lesson!
Hi Hudson
This is one of those tales to keep handy as a constant reminder. I always looking for ways to automate mundane tasks so that I do not have to waste time repeating these actions.