Know Yourself

They used to teach us this song at school when we were kids. It came to my mind because it was a story about cutting down trees.

There were two men who made a living by cutting trees in the forest. The first of these men would get up early in the morning and go to work. This man worked all day because he wanted to cut down a lot of trees. After he cut down one tree, he started cutting the second tree without a break, and he always worked like this without even having lunch. He even worked so hard that he even worked an extra hour after his friends took a break for the evening. Unlike the man who cuts a tree without rest from morning to night, after the other man cuts down one tree, he rests for a while and starts cutting the other tree. This second man does not neglect his lunch and even drinks coffee with him. The second man always took a break when he was tired.

After a while, a rivalry begins between these two men about cutting trees and they decide to count the trees they cut. So they could see who was more successful.

 After working all day, these two men did a count to see who cut down more trees. The count result was surprising because it turned out that the second man cut down more trees than the first man.

The first man was both very surprised and very angry at this situation. He couldn't understand why the second man was more successful, despite working nonstop.

The second man gave an explanation for the situation. The second man said that he did not neglect to sharpen his ax when he took a break, and that with a sharp ax he could cut the trees more quickly.

Yes, actually this is a very interesting story. Many people reading the story may have thought that the first man would win the race. But the second man won the tree-cutting contest because he used his wits more.

 Isn't it like that in real life too?

 If people are like a sharpened ax, they can be more successful. People who develop themselves to do a job are always more successful. While we are in the hustle and bustle of life, we should stop and rest from time to time and observe ourselves. While investigating the causes of the problems we encounter in business or social life, we should be able to analyze ourselves objectively.

We can be more successful in this life if we make an effort to improve ourselves even when there are no problems. Of course, in order to improve ourselves, we must first know ourselves. A person who knows himself means a person who is open to both change and development. This is actually an important step to strengthen our character.

 The famous Greek philosopher Socrates' words on this subject are included in the Delhi temple of India. Socrates said "Know yourself".

 Self-knowledge is like paving stones for the roads that one will walk to reach the point they want to reach from where they are. If we can get to know ourselves, we can better understand how other people see us.

That's why, while life is flowing, we should sharpen our ax by taking small breaks in between. In this way, we can be much happier, we can enjoy life much more.

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