A successful Christian
business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take
over the business. Instead of choosing one of his directors or his children, he
decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in the
company together. He said: "it is time for me to step down and choose the
next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you." The young executives were
shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a
SEED today - one very special SEED.
I want you to plant the seed, water it, and
come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I
have given you I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I
choose will be the next CEO."
One man, named Jim,
was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and
excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost
and he planted the seed. Every day, he would water it and watch to see if it
had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk
about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow.
Jim kept checking
his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by,
still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't
have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by still nothing in
Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed the seed.
Everyone else had trees and
tall plants. But he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues,
however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil- he so wanted the seed
to grow.
A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company
brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he
wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what
happened. Jim felt sick at his stomach; it was going to be the most
embarrassing moment of his life. But he knew his wife was right. He took his
empty pot to the board room.
When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of
plants grown by the other executive. They were beautiful..... In all shapes and
sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed.
A
few felt sorry for him.
wait for part II soon ........
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