One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.

He passed all the interviews until he needed to see the director who would make the final decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth’s academic achievements were excellent all the way, from secondary school and postgraduate studies.

The director asked, “Did you obtain any scholarships in school?”

“None,” the youth answered.

The director asked, “Was it your father who paid for your school fees?”

The youth answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.”

The director asked, “Where did your mother work?”

“My mother worked as clothes cleaner.”

The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, “Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?”

The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Besides, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.”

The director said, “I have a request. When you get home today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

The youth cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled and there were so many bruises on her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother winced when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes every day to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother’s hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. The next morning, the youth went to the director’s office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, asked: “Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?”

The youth answered, “I cleaned my mother’s hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes.”

The Director asked, “Please tell me your feelings.”

The youth said, “Firstly, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not be a successful me today. Secondly, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Thirdly, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of a family relationship.”

The director said, “This is what I am looking for in someone who is to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.”

— Author Unknown

Meditation: Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. – Ephesians 5:20

You will succeed because Jesus loves You!

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