A long time ago, someone presented two children of an eagle, as a gift to a King. They were of very good breed. The King had never seen such magnificent eagles before. King appointed an experienced man to look after them.
After few months passed, King wanted to see them and reached the place where they were kept. King saw that both eagles had grown quite big and were now looking more magnificent than before.
King said to the man who was taking care of them, "I want to see them fly."
The man went near eagles and signaled them to fly. Seeing the signal, both eagles started flying. One eagle was touching the heights of the sky while the other flew little and came back and sat on the same branch from which it had taken off.
Seeing this, King felt somewhat strange. He asked, "What is the matter? One eagle is flying so well whereas the other one doesn't want to fly at all."
The man replied, "Your majesty, I tried everything, but he just doesn't seem to want to fly."
King loved both eagles and wanted to see them both flying high in the sky.
So, the next day it was announced in the whole state that the person who will be able to make that eagle fly high in the sky would be rewarded.
Many scholars and learned people came and tried to make the eagle fly but even after weeks passed, the eagle was still in the same condition; it would fly a little and sit back on the branch.
Then one day, King saw that both eagles were flying high in the sky. He couldn't believe his eyes and immediately asked to find out the person who did this.
The next day, that man appeared in the court. After offering him gold coins as a reward, King asked, "Tell me, how you have done what the great scholars couldn't do?"
The man replied, "Your majesty, I am a simple farmer, I don't have much knowledge. I just went and cut off the branch on which that eagle used to sit. When eagle wouldn't find the branch on which he had the habit of sitting, he also started flying up with its partner."
Flash: We all have the capability to fly high. But sometimes we get so obsessed in our comfort zones that we forget that we can fly very high only when we take on challenging responsibilities. The one accepting challenges, taking responsibilities proactively, and being honest to work, is the person to reach the heights.
Moral: Not everyone who drops difficulties on you is your enemy. There was a saying that goes true friends stab from the front while fake friends will stab you from behind. The difficulties that your mentor/supervisor gave, could be your ladder to reach a higher position in your job.
"Before anything great is really achieved, your comfort zone must be disturbed"