Inspiring Stories: Anderson Bi-Weekly Connect

This week we will be sharing two short stories including one related to the picture below, a picture truly speaks 1000 words. We will also be sharing two friendly reminders. We hope you enjoy them!

Short Story 1

The man doesn’t know that there is a snake underneath biting the woman’s arm and the woman doesn’t know that there is a stone crushing the man, yet they are both wondering why the other can’t be doing more to help.

The moral of this image is that you can’t see the pressure that other people are under. We should always try to understand each other, learn to think differently and communicate better. A little bit of patience goes a long way.

Be kind to people. Everyone we meet is fighting their own battle.

Short Story 2 – The Power of Silence

Once a farmer lost his precious watch while working in his barn. It may have appeared as an ordinary watch to others, but held a deep sentimental value for it.

After searching high and low among the hay for a long time, the old farmer got exhausted. The tired farmer did not want to give up the search for his watch and requested a group of children playing outside the barn to help. He promised an attractive reward for the person who can find his beloved watch.

After hearing about the reward, the children hurried inside the barn and went through and round the entire stack of hay to find the watch. After a long time looking for a watch in the hay, some of the children got tired and gave up. The number of children looking for the watch slowly decreased and only few tired children were left. The farmer gave up all his hope to find the watch and called off the search.

Just when the farmer was closing the door, a little boy came up to him and requested the farmer to give him another chance. The farmer did not want to miss any chance of finding the watch so let the little boy in the barn.

After a little while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand. The farmer was happily surprised and asked how the boy succeeded to get the watch while everyone including him had failed.

The boy replied “I just sat there tried listening to the ticking of the watch. In silence, it was much easier to listen to it and direct the search in the direction of the sound.”

The farmer was delighted to get the watch and rewarded the little boy as promised.

A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. Once in a while allow your mind a few minutes of silence. Sometimes all you need is to do is relax and listen.

Reminder 1: Free Cloth Masks

For those who are new to Anderson College and a friendly reminder for those who are already with us, if you have not yet done so, you can request two free cloth masks to keep you and your loved ones safe.

To claim your free masks, please visit this link and fill in the form, we will then send you the masks within 2 weeks from receiving your request. Please remember to wash the masks before using them.

Reminder 2: Keeping Safe

Please protect yourselves and your communities with some common sense precautions listed below:

• Wash your hands frequently and properly(for at least 25 seconds).
• Wear your mask as advised by Public Health, including (but not limited to) any time you may come into contact with others.
• Stay home if you are sick (or even slightly unwell) to protect yourselves and those around you.
• Remain a physical distance of 2 metres from others as much as you can – a friendly reminder to also remain physically distant even if you are outside talking, eating or smoking with friends, as every little thing will help to keep us all safe.