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A Story of Rockefeller

591 views. 2010-1-5 19:41 |Individual Classification:Meditation|

Once upon a time, there was a place called America.

There was an old man who had three sons. The elder two sons worked in downtown while the youngest one lived in rural area with his father. One day, came a gentleman who asked the old man if he could take his son to the downtown. The old man refused with anger and tried to drive the gentleman out of the door. The gentleman said, "If I introduce a girlfriend in downtown to your son, Could I take him away? " The father declined firmly once again. The gentleman didn't give up and continued asking, "What if the girl is Rockefeller's daughter? "  The father admitted after thinking it over.

Several days later, the gentleman met with Mr. Rockefeller, an oil tycoon and the richest person in America. He said, "Could I arrange a blind date for your dear daughter?" Mr. Rockefeller replied, "Absolutely not. And get out." The man went on without haste, "What if the boyfriend, or the would-be son-in-law of yours, is the vice president of the World Bank? " Rockefeller dumbed for a while and accepted the arrangement finally.

And then, the gentleman went for the president of the World Bank and advised, "You should nominate a vice president immediately." The president smiled and said, "I have had several vice presidents here. Why do I need to have another one? And why immediately?" The gentleman explained with confidence,"The one I recommend for the nomination is the son-in-law of Rockefeller. Is he available?" The president agreed. And the youngest son became the vice president of the World Bank as well as Rockefeller's son-in-law.

This story tells us that how important the operation is. In this story, the ability of the youngest son does not matter. How to operate becomes the key point. What is your take?


The Rockefeller Center

Post comment Comment (14 replies)

Reply light429 2010-1-5 20:40
Yes , I agree . And there is not difficult thing unable to overcome ,if you use a efficent way and stick to it .
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-5 21:51
light429: Yes , I agree . And there is not difficult thing unable to overcome ,if you use a efficent way and stick to it .
Operation is like a magic which includs plan, design, make and performance. Everything will be done according to the procedure you designed.
Reply colin0126 2010-1-6 07:36
what do you do ?
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-6 08:41
colin0126: what do you do ?
a normal job. why?
Reply warmjaney 2010-1-6 10:05
splendid World Bank! and the gentleman is smart!
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-6 10:12
warmjaney: splendid World Bank! and the gentleman is smart!
Yes. Everything is under control by his operation. It's kind of marvellous.
Reply someday 2010-1-6 16:57
I just remember that I hve read it before.Yeah,operation is important.
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-6 17:26
someday: I just remember that I hve read it before.Yeah,operation is important.
Actually, it was a story Song Siming in Dwelling Narrowness(WO JU) told. I think it's wonderful and translated it.
Reply colin0126 2010-1-7 07:25
I find you have a wide view and many interests with surprise.Keep writing your blog.
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-7 09:43
colin0126: I find you have a wide view and many interests with surprise.Keep writing your blog.
thank you .
Reply english0806 2010-1-7 12:43
light429: Yes , I agree . And there is not difficult thing unable to overcome ,if you use a efficent way and stick to it .
Reply english0806 2010-1-7 12:44
try!
Reply english0806 2010-1-7 12:46
maybe this ia a story!
Reply Samaritan 2010-1-7 13:58
english0806: maybe this ia a story!
yes, it's a story, however, that contains sth. meaningful.

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