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A neighbor paid Juan to feed their carabao in the field. So went Juan off the field far away from their home where the grasses are healthy and abundant. Arriving in the field, he left the carabao to feed on his own and Juan went to the nearby coconut tree and took a nap.
However, Juan did not notice that there was a dried well in the middle of the field. And since the field was covered with healthy tall grasses, it is not visible to animals and humans. So goes the carabao, unknowingly continued to eat grasses until he accidentally fell off the dried well. The carabao tried to climb up, but the well was deep enough for him to climb up. Tired and exhausted, he almost gave up. So for a while, he rested and gathered strength.
An hour after, Juan woke up and went to the field and looked for the carabao only to learn that it is missing. He looked around and there he found the dried well. As he looked down below, he saw the carabao. Afraid and confused on what to do, he thought of how he would get the carabao off the well. But he said that it’s difficult and a waste of his time. Anyway he will just look for another carabao to cover up for what happened and will return to the owner.
So he decided to leave. But for once, he thought that if he will leave the carabao in the well, it will eventually die and will smell bad. So he decided to cover up the dried well and bury the carabao there. So Juan went to look for a shovel and went back to the field and started to cover the well.
On the other hand, the carabao, upon knowing what Juan is planning, felt bad. He thinks that it is going to be his end. So as Juan throws soil to the well, it hits the carabao and it pains him. It bleeds his heart. The carabao, with a positive attitude just shook it off as it hits him and then he would step off it.
Unknowingly, the carabao continued to step off the soil thrown at him and didn’t noticed that he was almost near the opening of the well. Little by little, the soil thrown at the carabao that was intended to bury him ended up saving him until he got out of the well. How he got out of the well despite how he was planned to be buried lies in the manner the carabao’s attitude in facing his difficulties.
The story above can be likened to our organization. There will always be Juan who victimizes and preys like the carabaos. Instead of helping them, they pull them down, worst, bury them. There will always be managers like Juan who should not be in the organization. Likewise, it is a challenge to the carabaos if they are faced by many Juans. They should work harder or hardest and in the end they will emerge the Winner. And Juan, from the very beginning is the Loser.
