In a puddle near a big river lived a group of fish. They all were friends and played with each other and were very happy. Among them, lived a bigger fish. He was very proud. Because he was bigger, he thought of himself as more important than all the other fish. He was always mumbling and grumbling in the company of the little fish.
Gradually he had been bored living there. "I am tired of these little fish, this puddle is too small for me," he thought to himself. "When the winter comes, I'll be able to leave this puddle and go and live in a big puddle where I can socialize with more distinguished fish like myself!"
Soon, the winter came and flooded the puddle. Now, the big fish could easily swim to the big river. Everything was so big there, even the fish. He was resting near an underwater cave when he felt a strong current and four large fish passed by pushing him aside. "Move away little fish," they said. "Don't you know this cave is reserved for big fish like us!"
"Little fish!" he thought. He had never been called that. Life in the river was very different from the one in his puddle. He decided to hide in some algae and try to rest. Not long after though, two huge and fearsome fish found him and started to attack him. He escaped by swimming into a little crack in a rock where they could not fit. He stayed there for some time waiting for the other fish to go away.
"Was this the way life in the river?" he thought. "Were these the advantages of living among the big fish?" He started to miss his puddle and the company of his little fish friends. He realized he had made a mistake. So, he decided to return to his puddle.
The journey wasn't easy. He had to swim upstream and be extremely careful not to be attacked by the other fish. Finally, after several days, he reached his puddle and how joyful and relieved he felt. There was no other place in the world where he could rather be.
The journey had made the big fish a better fish. He became the best of friends to all the other little fish. He never grumbled again. Also, he was always ready to tell them stories about the big river and the world beyond. The little fish were always happy to listen.
Flash- It happens to even the most seasoned of entrepreneurs. You've built momentum for your project, you're excited to embrace new challenges and you've visualized success at the end of the road. But all of a sudden an unexpected problem stops you dead in your tracks and this one seems impossible to solve. The major hurdles are disheartening. But the way you engage with and think about real problems directly influences your ability to solve them.
Moral- Sometimes you make decisions you know are the wrong ones out of intoxication, laziness, or plain selfishness. In other instances, you choose paths of action that seem right at the time but are later revealed to be grievously wrong. What's important is "How and When you realize your mistake and come back on right track"!!
"The mind is the source of all suffering, and it is also the source of all happiness!!"