Training Lessons from a Tree

Training Lessons from a Tree

A young man approached an old monk who was meditating under the tree, after some time the old monk opened his eyes and smiled at the young man kept quiet. The young man asked “What should I do get the best out of my Gurus”

The old monk said “Sit next to me for a while and remain silent for a while”

After some time, the old monk asked, “What did you gain by sitting under this tree?”

The young man said “I experienced some fresh air & some shade”

The old monk got up & extended his hand for the young man to stand, he invited the young man to shake the tree along with him and they both were doing it vigorously, after some time few fruits feel on the ground and the old monk instructed the young man to pick up the fruits, the young man followed the instruction and placed all the fruits opposite the old monk.

The old monk said “ Gurus are like this trees, you have a choice to either sit for their lectures to take some lessons or you can ask questions to gain their insights and wisdom” your ability to ask questions helps you to gain more from a Guru and ensure you keep asking to questions to clarify yourself.

The young man with a smiling face said “That was a wonderful lesson”

Old monk smiled and said “on your way to the city there are many more trees, you can shake to get variety of fruits, keeps doing that to get more fruits”

The young man greeted him with respect & started his Journey.

If you are Trainer/Teacher/Facilitator etc, you can use this story to encourage the participants to ask questions and if you are a participant remember to ask questions to gain more the trainer

It is better to learn by asking questions, rather than to passively listen

M.L.Narendra Kumar

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