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====== The Grain of Sand ====== | ====== The Grain of Sand ====== | ||
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There was once a manager who had 5 equally qualified candidates apply for a single job. Each applicant, in sequence, was invited into the managers office for an interview. After a brief introduction, | There was once a manager who had 5 equally qualified candidates apply for a single job. Each applicant, in sequence, was invited into the managers office for an interview. After a brief introduction, | ||
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- | The fifth applicant, just as the fourth | + | The fifth applicant, just as the fourth, took one finger and pressed it against a grain of sand. Raising his |
finger, showing the manager the single grain of sand, he declared, “//This one//”. | finger, showing the manager the single grain of sand, he declared, “//This one//”. | ||
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The applicant contemplated the question for a moment, and then confidently replied “//I want to be successful. And when someone successful tells me that something as innocuous looking as a grain of sand represents an opportunity, | The applicant contemplated the question for a moment, and then confidently replied “//I want to be successful. And when someone successful tells me that something as innocuous looking as a grain of sand represents an opportunity, | ||
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