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... this is the fable of two friends

one takes life the way it comesthe other fights against all odds

and emerges a

Hero

the two friends are ...

ant and the grasshopper

grasshopper spends the warm summer months singing and dancing while the ant works hard to store up food for the winter

when winter arrives, the grasshopper finds that while he has nothing to eat and keep himself warm

the ant has plenty to eat and keep himself warm, throughout the winter

the grasshopper approaches the ant for help and cooperation

the ant is not moved by the poor condition of the grasshopper and rebukes, telling him to dance and sing in the winter as well.

as a

result!

the poor grasshopper dies out in the cold as he had no food or shelter

We call it

win-loose situation

moral of the story ???

never have an attitude of indifference

towards those in need

Poor grasshopper diesbecause of the

indifferent attitude of the ant

moved by the death of his friend,

the ant promises himself

to help those in need

considering the unfortunate death of his friend last winter, and remembering his promise

this winter when the grasshopper

approaches the ant for food,

he not only gives him food

but also invites him

to share his shelter

morale of the story ???

be consideratetowards the others

the grasshopper being bigger in appetite and size

consumes most of the food and occupies most of the shelter

as a result!the ant remains hungry

and faces lot of discomfort throughout the winter

however!

despite allthe ant has a feeling of

fulfillment!

the ant tries to teach

the virtues of hard work to the grasshopper

but!the grasshopper takes the ant

negatively

So!

instead of being

thankful!

the grasshopper is full of

envy and revenge

he has also realized that

he can not do hard work

moreover he has to

beg food and shelter

from the ant

which he does not want to ...

so unless he does something

drastic!

he will always have to

begfrom ant

so, next winter the grasshopper decides to play

overly smart

and teach the ant

a lesson for life

next winter

the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know “why the Ant should allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving”?

using the shivering grasshopper, an NGO calls another press conference (of course in a hotel) and demands to know why the ant should allowed to be warm and fed, while the grasshopper is starving.

media instantly provides us live feed of shivering grasshopper, followed by visuals of the ant seated comfortably in his home

worse still the ant is seen having plenty of food

the whole country is stunned by this

stark contrast

national news channels show up; to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food

one NGO activist stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house.

another NGO goes on fast along with other Grasshoppers

The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper

the ant left to fend for himself and ridiculed

for being a

disciplinarian

gets

disheartened and depressed

due to blurred visionthe ant now sees merit in leading an

undisciplined life

and teaches the next generation of ants to adopt a new role model

the grasshopper

Or flee to some other nation where their

virtues are valued

few ants migrate to US and sets up multi-billion dollar companies in

Silicon Valley

this is what we call

brain drain

moral of the Story ???

those with lesser degree of moral commitment

succumb to pressures of the life

It is always easier to flee the battle ground and hail your self as

angles of peace

which incidentally

most of us do!

it is just a natural way of life all of us want a life of

least resistance

but that is not like our

hero!

on the other hand

grasshopper

the beneficiary of this skewed economic policy - continues to vote governments that provide subsidiaries and doles

... and  governments continue to subsidize grasshopper for its electoral fortunes.

butdespite subsidiaries and doles

1000s of Grasshoppers

still die of starvation

we call it a

loose-loose situation

unfortunately!!!

after more than

six decades of freedom

INDIA is still a

developing nation…!!!

moral of the story is ???

lack of discipline &

commitment

may be a short term gain for few of us but most certainly all of us are

losers in the long-term

NO!the story does not end

here!

the ant our

herodecides ...

neither

to give up

nor to

flee

insteadthe ant our hero determines

to fight

against all odds

to beat the

indiscipline and

appeasement

the ant decides to

work ten times as hardas he was doing earlier

he also educates the fellow antsabout the virtues of

hard worksand

persistence

persuaded by our hero antthe fellow ants

have a renewed faith in

hard work & discipline

in due course of time ...

the ants rise way above the

undisciplined and favored

grasshoppers

Some of our

ant heroes are

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bharat Ratan

Architect of modern IndiaIndia’s first Law Minister

he also oversaw the drafting of the Constitution of India

Saina Nehwal  

First Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics

Bronze at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012Highest paid (120,000 $) non-cricketer player

Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalaman Indian scientist and administrator

who served as the

11th President of India from 2002 to 2007

Chanda Kochhar Managing Director & CEO ICICI Bank

India's largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country

She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bankshe is the highest paid banker in the country

Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy Executive Chairman & Co-founder Infosys

Salary ONE Rupee per year Net worth $ 1.55 billion (2013)

Kiran BediIndia’s first and highest (woman) ranking officer

in the Indian Police Service in 1972

Kavery KalanithiSun TV Group

India’s Highest paid business women 57 crore per year

Bachendri Pal the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest

(23 May 1984 at 1:07 p.m)

Azim Hashim Premji  Chairman Wipro Limited

Started his career with Wipro, whose reins he took after dropping out of Stanford at 21,

following the sudden demise of his father he completed his degree over 30 years later

Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani Dhirubhai Ambani

He founded Reliance Industries in 1966, company has over 85,000 employees

provides almost 5% of the Central Government's total tax revenue. Reliance Industries was listed among top 100 firms in Fortune 500

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha the Golden girl

Queen of Indian Track and FieldPayyoli Express

Arindam Chaudhry Indian economist, author an the director of IIPM Think

Tank at Indian Institute of Planning and Management

and

last but not the least 

the one and only

our beloved 

Ramesh AgnihotriPrincipal

Indo-Swiss Training Centre, Chandigarh73 Batch

well friendswhat do you want to be???

antsor

grasshoppers?

our ant heroes

moral of the story ???

your attitudeeyour altitude

st m nireed

the entire globe is

now witnessing

the rise in technical and Economic

powers of India

as a result of pursuance of the fellow ants back home

and the media reports

antsare returning to India

what’s driving this rush?

why did they leave?

andwhy do they want to come back?

now!

it is not the bad job market in the

west

but the plenitude of opportunities in India

better opportunities in a

growing economy!!!

We proudly call it

reverse brain drain

slowly the grasshoppers have also starting realizing

the

secret of the success of ants

they have also realized

that if they want to be successful they will have to work hard like ants

as a result few grasshoppers have already started working

as hard as they can

other grasshoppers are soon bound to

follow the suite

very soon India will emerge a

super power

as more and more grasshoppers

will join the band

We call it a

win-win situation

as the sun rises with the

synergy of ant and grasshopper

the story continues ...

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the proud ant and

equally proud grasshopper

Sudhir SharmaRoll No. 7329Indo-Swiss Training CentreChandigarh - INDIAMobile: 91-9458929024e-mail: sunitasudhirsharma@gmail.com

27 July 2013

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