Recommended Reading | A Doctor Goes to the Toilet: A Short Story with Deep Meaning

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A doctor was assigned to a research institute, becoming the person with the highest educational qualification there. One day, he went to the small pond behind the office to fish, and it happened that the chief and the deputy chief were there as well, fishing on either side of him. He merely nodded slightly; what was there to talk about with those two undergraduates? After a while, the chief put down his fishing rod, stretched himself, and strode swiftly across the water toward the toilet on the other side. The doctor’s eyes were almost popping out… Floating on water? No way, it’s just a pond! When the head of the department returned from the bathroom, he too came floating back across the water at high speed. What’s going on? I’m a doctoral student myself; how can I ask someone else! After a while, the deputy director also stood up, took a few steps, and glided across the water to the toilet. The doctor was on the verge of fainting: No way, have I arrived in a place where experts from the martial arts world gather? At this point, the doctoral student also felt an urgent need to use the bathroom. There are walls on both sides of this pond; to get to the toilet on the other side one has to take a 10-minute detour, and it’s too far to go back to the office… Good heavens! What to do? The doctoral student also didn’t want to ask the two directors for help. After holding back for half a day, he got up and stepped into the water: I refuse to believe that what undergraduates can cross, I, as a doctoral student, can’t do it… With a thud, the doctoral student fell into the water. The two supervisors pulled him out and asked why he had gone into the water. He asked, \"Why can you walk across there?\" ”The two chiefs looked at each other and smiled: “There are two rows of wooden posts in this pond; due to the rain and rising water over these past couple of days, they are just below the surface of the water.” We all know the location of these wooden posts, so we can step on them to get across. Why don’t you ask first? ” Education represents the past; only learning ability can represent the future. Those who respect experience can avoid taking detours. A good team should also be a learning-oriented team. The five essential elements of a team: trust, caution, communication, empathy, and happiness. 01. Communication. A fierce war broke out between the lions and the tigers, and in the end, both sides were devastated. As the lion was on his deathbed, he said to the tiger, “If it hadn’t been for your insistence on taking my territory, we wouldn’t have ended up like this.” ”The tiger said in surprise, “I never thought of taking your territory; I always thought it was you who wanted to invade me!” ”Communication with one another is a key element in maintaining relationships among colleagues and bosses. Don’t hold back your thoughts; communicate more with your colleagues and employees, and let them get to know you better as well. This can help avoid many unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts. 02. Trust. The two birds lived together, with the male bird collecting a full nest of nuts for the female to store. Due to the dry weather, the nuts lost water and shrank, so the nest now contained only half as many nuts as before. The male bird thought the female bird had stolen and eaten them, so it pecked her to death. A few days later, after several rains that made the air moist, the nuts swelled again and filled the nest once more. At that moment, the male bird said regretfully, “I wronged the female bird! ”Bosses and colleagues need to trust one another; many happy and cohesive teams are ruined by doubt and suspicion. Therefore, maintain trust in colleagues and employees; do not let suspicion destroy the team. 03. Be cautious. Two crows started arguing on a tree; the more they argued, the louder and more intense their arguments became. Eventually, one of the crows picked up something and threw it at the other crow. That object shattered after hitting the other crow, and it was then that the crow that had thrown it realized that what it had thrown was actually one of its own eggs that had not yet hatched. One should remain calm when faced with challenges, especially when encountering problems and conflicts; it is important to stay rational and avoid acting impulsively. Impulsiveness not only fails to resolve issues but also makes them worse, ultimately harming the entire team. 04. Put yourself in their shoes. The lamb invited the puppy to eat, preparing a table full of tender grass, but the puppy managed to eat just a couple of bites before being unable to eat any more. A few days later, the puppy invited the lamb over for a meal. The puppy thought, \"I can’t be as stingy as the lamb; I must treat it with the most lavish feast possible.\" So the puppy prepared a table full of delicious ribs, but the lamb couldn’t eat a single bite of them. Do not impose on others what you yourself desire. Never impose your own opinions on your colleagues; when facing problems, try to put yourself in their shoes and think from their perspective. In this way, you will be able to understand your colleagues and employees better. 05. Happiness. The piglet started learning to make cakes, but the cakes it made were never tasty. It asked the rooster master. The rooster thought for a moment and then asked what the ingredients for making cakes were. The piggy said that, to avoid waste, it used only eggs that were about to go bad to make the cake. The rooster said to the piglet, “Remember, only good ingredients can be used to make a good cake.” ”Only with good ingredients can one make a good cake; similarly, only with a happy mindset can one build a happy team. So, before entering, please put aside all your worries outside and come in with a smile. This article is dedicated to the elites in various roles within the team! There are no perfect individuals, only perfect teams. - End -