Once upon a time, there was a very strong woodcutter. He asked for a
job from a timber merchant, and he got it. The pay was really good and
so were the work conditions. For that reason the woodcutter was
determined to do his best. His boss gave him an axe and showed him the
area where he was supposed to work.
The first day, the woodcutter brought down 18 trees. The Boss was very
much impressed and said, "Congratulations keep it up!" Very motivated
by the words of the boss, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he only
could bring down 15 trees. The third day he tried even harder, but he
could only bring down 10 trees.
Day after day he was bringing down less and less trees. "I must be losing
my strength", the woodcutter thought to himself. He went to the boss and
apologized, saying that he could not understand what was going on.
"When was the last time you sharpened your Axe?" the boss asked.
"Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen my Axe. I have been very busy trying
to cut trees.
The moral of the story: Take time out to learn the business.
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