Old habits die hard...

The Secret of Giving Good Advice

A mother brought his child to see Gandhi. She told Gandhi, 'Gandhi, my child doesn't listen to me. He keeps eating sweets and his teeth all bo geh already. Can you help me tell him to stop eating sweets...mother no money...pls? My child only listens to you.'

Gandhi refused. He told her to come and look for him in one months' time. The mother was furious. She did not understand why Gandhi can't spare a few moments just to tell her child not to eat sweets.

Nonetheless, mother and child returned and see Gandhi after one month. Gandhi told the child, ' Son, don't eat sweet in future. I don't think you want to be bo geh like me right?' The child, upon seeing the bo gehed Gandhi, never eat sweets anymore.

The great Gandhi had took the one month to gooble as much sweets as he can so he'll go bo geh and be a good negative example for the child.

The moral of the story is....real life negative example provides better advices than mere words.

Courtesy of enn

posted by le chye @ 2:02 AM