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Topic started by pavalamani pragasam on Sat Feb 28 11:39:25 2009. [Full View]

Once there lived an intelligent farmer in a remote village. He had some strange ideas. He owned a goat which he trained in all sorts of skills like talking, calculating, computing and so on. It was a secret process of years and years. NOBODY knew about it.

At last when he became satisfied with his goat’s extraordinary skills he decided to show it off to his villagers. He wanted it to be grand event with a sumptuous feast to all the invitees. His wife was an excellent cook which was also a secret to everybody. He decided to make that secret public too.

So he fixed a date for the event and invited all the villagers. His wife was overjoyed at the thought of her culinary skills being made known and appreciated.

On the Big day she set about the preparations and the invitees started arriving. When they had all arrived the farmer went to the backyard to fetch his prize animal. Alas! It was not to be found there.

He hastened to the kitchen from where the delicious aroma of a mouth-watering feast was emanating. He found his wife there giving the final touches. He asked her about the missing goat in desperate panic. She coolly opened one of the containers and showed the delicious mutton briyani and smiled meaningfully!

The farmer’s heart sank and he almost collapsed. The guests somehow guessed that the event was a flop. Some left the place quietly not wanting to embarrass the farmer. Some others stayed on for the dinner not wanting to disappoint the farmer even though his main plan went wrong.

What an unexpected anticlimax to the farmer’s great expectations! What an untoward tragedy of errors! How did it happen?

A clear case of lack of communication. The farmer never spoke about his project to his wife. The goat which could talk did not speak to the farmer’s wife when she came to kill it. The wife never spoke to the farmer about her plan of making a dinner of his goat. So the moral of the story is communication is vital for happy, healthy relationships.

( A story told by the chief guest at our ladies’ club anniversary today).

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From: sarna_blr on Sun Mar 1 10:21:10 2009. [Full View]

Great story
From: pavalamani pragasam on Sun Mar 1 22:33:40 2009. [Full View]

Thanx, MS and sarna!
From: btr on Fri Mar 6 4:16:10 2009. [Full View]

PP Maam,

great! I understand that communication is important but more so at the right time. kep it up with such subtle " kuttukals" to the present tinytots, (just after college ..sunk in job pools ppl), who could benefit more if they think for a moment and follow the same.

idhu oru madhiriyana sevaya neengal seidhuvaruvadhu, is good.
Hm! aedho ennal mundinja oru vendukol. adhu vendukola eilla pattasa ennu kalamdhan padhil sollum.
From: pavalamani pragasam on Fri Mar 6 6:06:04 2009. [Full View]

Thanx, btr! Regarding your request, doesn't my tagline say as much?
From: aanaa on Sat Mar 14 22:10:54 2009. [Full View]
From: pavalamani pragasam on Sun Mar 15 0:52:52 2009. [Full View]

Thanx, aanaa!
From: Querida on Thu Aug 6 3:23:29 2009. [Full View]

Certainly a good way to illustrate the importance of communication...I daily see how even clear communication can lead to confusion...assumption is yet another villian in any type of relationship.
From: pavalamani pragasam on Thu Aug 6 3:25:05 2009. [Full View]
From: AudazJay on Mon Aug 10 3:52:44 2009. [Full View]

I liked it!
From: pavalamani pragasam on Mon Aug 10 4:03:33 2009. [Full View]

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