Before listing to other's Advice
A vegetable vendor used a white board with the words "Fresh vegetables sold here" to attract people to buy his vegetables.
A man came up to him and said, "simply by seeing we can tell that your vegetables are so fresh.why do you need to advertise them as fresh? Rub off the word fresh." The vendor did so, leaving behind the words "vegetables sold here" on the board.
Another man came up and said, "we know you are selling vegetables not fruits. Why don't you swipe off the word 'vegetables'?" The vendor complied. Left on the board now were two words - 'sold here'
After a while an elderly lady approached him and said, "If you are sitting in the market, you are not giving your Veggies for free, are you? Take off that 'sold'.
A school boy passing by teased the vegetables seller saying, " Everyone in the world knows you are sitting here not there. Why the 'here'?"
The vegetable seller erased the last word making the white board clean and empty.
Another person came and said, "only a stupid man would keep such a nice, white board empts.Why don't you write something on it to advertise your vegetables?"
Everybody around us has an opinion to make. Everybody around us has a suggestion to offer. And most often with the best intentions!
In the noise of others suggestions and opinions don't lose your voice Take Good Advice But also learn the art of navigating Through that advice to follow your own Journey.
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