Entitlement Mentality A young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the 1st interview & went on to see the director who did the final interview & made the last decision. The director discoverd from the CV that the youths academic achievements were excellent all the way, & he never had a year when he did not score tops. The director asked, Did Ʊ obtain any scholarships in school? the youth answered none. The director askd, “Was it Ʊr father who paid for Ʊr school fees? The youth answered, My father passd away when I was a year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, “Wher did Ʊr mother work? The youth answerd, My mother worked as a clothes cleaner. The director requestd the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth & perfect. The director asked, Have Ʊ ever helped Ʊr mother wash clothes before? The youth answerd, Never! My mother always wanted me to study & read more books. Furthermor, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, I have a request. When Ʊ go back today, go & clean Ʊr mothers hands, & then see me tomorow morning.” The youth felt that his chance of landng the job was high. When he went back, he happily requestd his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to him. The youth cleaned his mothers hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that. It was the 1st time he noticed that his mothers hands were so wrinkled, & there were so many bruises on it. Some bruises were so painful that she shivered as he cleaned them. This was the first time he realized that it was these hands that washed clothes every day to enable him his mom to pay his school fees. The bruises in his mothers hands were the price that she had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence & his future. After finishing washng his mothers hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother & son talked for a very long time. The next morning, the youth went back to the directors office. The Director noticd the tears in the youths eyes, & askd him: “Can Ʊ tell me what Ʊ did & learnt? The youth answerd, “I cleaned my mothers hand, & also washed all the remaining clothes. The Director asked, Please tell me Ʊr feelings. The youth said, Number 1, I know now what appreciation is. Without my mother, there would not be the successful me today. Number 2, by working together & helping my mother, I only now realize how difficult & tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance & value of family relationship. The director said, “This is what I am looking for in a manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, & a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. Ʊ are hired. Later on, this young person worked very hard, & received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee under him worked diligently & as a team. The companys performance improved tremendously. A child, who has been protected & habitually given whatever he wants, would develop entitlement mentality & would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parents efforts & will assume that every person must listen to him & that hes entitled to getting things his way. He would never ubderstand the sufferings of his colleagues. These kind of people may be good academically, & may be successful for a while, but eventually would never feel a sense of achievement. If we are this type of protective parents always giving our children everything then we need to question ; are we really showing love or are we destroying our childrem instead?*
Posted on: Thu, 21 Nov 2013 09:35:06 +0000
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