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What can we learn from this short story of the thirsty crow?
First, that “necessity’s the mother of invention”.
In moments of difficulty, you have to rise to the challenge!
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
And when something of significance is on the line, it’s up to you to defy the odds and grab victory from the arms of defeat.
For the thirsty crow, who was so tantalizingly close to the water he needed (and yet so far), he had to think outside the box to get the result he needed.
There’s another related lesson to take from this:
Never give up.
Or, “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”.
The crow didn’t quit when things weren’t going his way!
He searched long and hard for something to drink. He didn’t crumble or surrender to his fate when he realized the water was out of his reach. And nor was he deterred when his first, physical attempts to access it failed.
He kept at it.
And, eventually, after trial, error, frustration, and failure, he got his prize.
Another moral of thirsty crow is all about using creativity and intellect to solve your problems instead of excessive effort!
Another moral of thirsty crow is all about using creativity and intellect to solve your problems instead of excessive effort!
MORAL OF THE STORY OF THIRSTY CROW #2
That isn’t the only moral of the thirsty crow story though.
There’s also something in there about using intellect over force, brains over brawn, and working smart instead of hard to achieve your goals.
This idea almost feels taboo!
After all, in a world that celebrates effort, hustle, and hard work, it’s tempting to tell yourself that the only way to succeed in life is by working yourself into the ground.
It’s almost like the process has to hurt.
If it doesn’t, you’re doing something wrong.
…And you’ll never get to where you want to go.
I’m 100% guilty of this approach to work!
So I have to remind myself all the time that it doesn’t always apply.
You have to work hard, for sure. Big goals involve a high degree of “grind”.
Yet, sometimes, you have to hit pause and step back.
Breaks help you destress, avoid burnout, and gather your energy to get back to work with renewed vigour.
Furthermore, if you can achieve the same or a similar result with a fraction of the effort, surely that’s a better option?
A good example of this is the 80-20 rule, otherwise known as the Pareto Principle, which states that 80% of outcomes tend to come from 20% of inputs.
By focusing your efforts on those “vital few” factors that contribute 80% of results, you can achieve similar outcomes with one-fifth of the effort.
The thirsty crow may not employ the 80-20 rule in this story.
But he definitely solves his problem with a simple and inspired solution.
And this speaks to yet another takeaway from the tale:
That success is usually a result of creativity and critical thinking, combined with trial, error, and effort…not pure good luck.
