Once in a village lived a young sculptor, who used to make very beautiful statues and he earned a good income.
He had a son who started making very beautiful statues from his childhood. Father would get happy with his son's work but every time he used to point out one or other mistakes in his work.
Still, his son never complained and continued to improve his work, following the advice of his father.
Because of this continuous improvement, his work started becoming better than his father's. Then a time came when people started to buy his statues paying more money while his father's statues continued to be sold at their earlier price.
Son got young and was earning better. But still, his father used to point out mistakes in his work. He didn't like it anymore. He would accept his shortcoming and would improve but didn't work wholeheartedly.
Then one day, his son lost his patience and said," You are pointing out my mistakes as if you are a big sculptor but if that's the case then your statues would have sold at a higher price than mine. I don't think I need your advice anymore. My work, my statues are perfect."
After that day, the father stopped giving any advice or pointing out any mistakes in his statues.
For some months, the son was happy but then he realized that now people don't praise his work as they used to. His statue prices also started to fall.
Son couldn't understand the reason. So, one day he went to his father and told him about his problem.
Father listened to it but didn't say anything. Then the son said, "Did you know that this was going to happen?"
Father replied, "Yes! because many years ago I had to face such a situation too."
Then the son said, 'Then why didn't you explain it to me?"
Father replied, "Because you didn't want to understand at that time. I know I can't make statues as beautiful as yours. It is possible that sometimes my advice wouldn't have been the right one, nor is it that because of my advice you were able to make better statues.
But when I used to show flaws in your statues, then you yourself would not feel satisfied with your own work and tried to improve yourself even more.
That determination of doing better and improve your work was the reason for your success.
But when you got satisfied with your own work and thought that your work is perfect, your growth stopped.
"People always expected better from you and that's the reason your work was not appreciated anymore, and you were not getting much money for them."
Son listened to his father and kept silent for a while and then asked, "What should I do now?"
Father replied, "Learn to be dissatisfied. Think that there is room for you to get better than present work. This one thing will inspire you to be better always."
Flash: Having skills is very good but without experience, they may not be helpful. The wise approach is to learn things and then analyze from multiple angles, spend more time in enhancing the skills, practice multiple times to get desired perfection.
Moral: A wise mentor helps to guide, direct, and shape your present situation and future opportunities for the better. He helps you tap your existing knowledge, skills, and experience to become a better version of yourself, leading to continuous growth and development.
"The advice of Wise people should be taken seriously!!"