Monday Motivation….. December 14, 2015 (253)

Monday Motivation….. December 14, 2015 (253)
Once upon a time a king sent a message to the ruler of a neighboring country.
The message read: “Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg or else…”
The king on getting the message wrote back:
“We don’t have such a diamond and if we had…”
The first king got very angry and declared war on his neighbor. The fighting went on for several months till a third king arranged a meeting between the two warring rulers. So they met and the first king said to the other: “What did you mean when you said, ‘Send me a blue diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg or else…’?”
“Why,” he replied, “I meant a blue diamond as large as a pigeon’s egg or else… some other diamond. I love diamonds. But what did you mean when you said, ‘We don’t have such a diamond and if we had-‘?”
“It is easy to guess my meaning,” said the other man. “What I wanted to say was, if we had such a diamond we would have gladly sent it to you.”
The Kings pledged to write more clearly in future communications and embraced and made peace.

Moral:
To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. Clear, effective and efficient communications in any relationship let it be personal or professional could result into to tranquility, productivity & success.
Have a great week ahead!