job interview

A young man went to seek an
important position at a large
printing company. He passed the
initial interview and was going
to meet the director for the final
interview. The director saw his
resume, it was excellent. And
asked,'
"Have you received a scholarship
for school?" The boy replied,
"No".

'It was your father who paid for
your studies? '' Yes.' He replied.
'Where does your father work? '
'My father is a Blacksmith'
The Director asked the young
man to show him his hands.
The young man showed a pair
of hands soft and perfect.
'Have you ever helped your
parents at their job? '
'Never, my parents always
wanted me to study and read
more books. Besides, he can do
the job better than me.
The director said:
'I have got a request: When you
go home today, go and wash
the hands of your father and
then come see me tomorrow
morning.'
The young man felt his chance
to get the job was high.
When he returned to his house
he asked his father if he would
allow him to wash his hands.
His father felt strange, happy,
but with mixed feelings and
showed his hands to his son.
The young man washed his
hands, little by little. It was the
first time that he noticed his
father's hands were wrinkled
and they had so many scars.
Some bruises were so painful
that his skin shuddered when
he touched them.
This was the first time that the
young man recognized what it
meant for this pair of hands to
work every day to be able to pay
for his studies. The bruises on
the hands were the price that
his father payed for his
education, his school activities
and his future.
After cleaning his father's hands
the young man stood in silence
and began to tidy and clean up
the workshop. That night, father
and son talked for a long time.
The next morning, the young
man went to the office of the
director.
The Director noticed the tears in
the eyes of the young man when
He asked him,
'Can you tell me what you did
and what you learned yesterday
at your house?'
The boy replied: 'I washed my
father's hands and when I
finished I stayed and cleaned his
workshop.'
'Now I know what it is to
appreciate and recognize that
without my parents, I would not
be who I am today. By helping
my father I now realize how
difficult and hard it is to do
something on my own. I have
come to appreciate the
importance and the value in
helping my family.
The director said, "This is what I
look for in my people. I want to
hire someone who can
appreciate the help of others, a
person who knows the hardship
others go through to accomplish
things, and a person who
realizes that money is not his
only goal in life".
'You are hired'.
A child that has been coddled,
protected and given everything
he or she wants, develops a
mentality of "I have the right"
and will always put himself or
herself first, ignoring the efforts
of parents, family and friends. If
we are this type of protective
parent are we really showing
love or are we helping to
destroy our children?
You can give your child their
own room in a big house, good
food, a computer, tablet, cell
phone, and a big screen TV, but
when you're washing the floor
or painting a wall, children need
to experience that too.
After eating, have them wash
the dishes with their brothers
and sisters, let them fold laundry
or cook with you, pull weeds or
mow the lawn. You are not
doing this because you are poor
and can't afford help. You are
doing this because you love
them and want them to
understand certain things about
life.
Children need to learn to
appreciate the amount of effort
it takes to do a job right. They
need to experience the
difficulties in life that people
must overcome to be successful
and they must learn about
failure to be able to succeed.
Children must also learn how to
work and play with others and
that they will not always win, but
they can always work harder to
reach their goals. If they've done
their best, then they can take
pride in all the effort they put
forth.
Life is about giving and serving
and these qualities are taught in
our homes.
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