'Cut the rope'
This story was narrated by a professor at ISB on conclusion of the last course of the one-year program. It inspires me! (of course I have taken liberty in tweaking stuff here and there :-))
It was very cold and now was also getting dark. Jack Sandler was climbing down the snow mountain. He would hook the rope to the snow, and slowly take a step down. His waist being tied to the rope... just in case his foot slipped, the rope would hold him, and prevent him form sliding to death.
And then it happened. His foot slipped, and he slided down the length of the rope, clinging onto the rope for dear life. By now, it was very dark. He could not see anything. Jack very well knew that if he stuck onto the rope, he would certainly freeze to death. If he let go of the rope, he din't know what would happen as he had no clue of how far he was from the ground.
Jack did what any other person in distress would do - prayed to God. God, as He always does, showed up!!
On hearing Jack's plight, God asked 'Do you believe in me'?
Jack was like... dude, here I am clinging for dear life, and you are asking me such crappy questions for ego boosting... for heavens sake get on with your job and save me.
'Yes, God. I trust you', said Jack... obviously realizing that this isn't the time for arguing with the only One who could save him.
'then, cut the rope', said God and vanished.
Jack was scandalized. For all His greatness, and people's belief of Him being the savior, He asks me to 'cut the rope'... and die... must have been a fake!!
He stuck onto the rope.
Next morning, there was small news caption in the papers with the headline: 'Man freezes to death clinging onto a rope, when the ground was only six feet below'.
Moral of the Story: If things go bad, don't hang onto the 'rope' just because you don't know what will become of you in case you 'cut the rope'! Move on... there are better things waiting.
It was very cold and now was also getting dark. Jack Sandler was climbing down the snow mountain. He would hook the rope to the snow, and slowly take a step down. His waist being tied to the rope... just in case his foot slipped, the rope would hold him, and prevent him form sliding to death.
And then it happened. His foot slipped, and he slided down the length of the rope, clinging onto the rope for dear life. By now, it was very dark. He could not see anything. Jack very well knew that if he stuck onto the rope, he would certainly freeze to death. If he let go of the rope, he din't know what would happen as he had no clue of how far he was from the ground.
Jack did what any other person in distress would do - prayed to God. God, as He always does, showed up!!
On hearing Jack's plight, God asked 'Do you believe in me'?
Jack was like... dude, here I am clinging for dear life, and you are asking me such crappy questions for ego boosting... for heavens sake get on with your job and save me.
'Yes, God. I trust you', said Jack... obviously realizing that this isn't the time for arguing with the only One who could save him.
'then, cut the rope', said God and vanished.
Jack was scandalized. For all His greatness, and people's belief of Him being the savior, He asks me to 'cut the rope'... and die... must have been a fake!!
He stuck onto the rope.
Next morning, there was small news caption in the papers with the headline: 'Man freezes to death clinging onto a rope, when the ground was only six feet below'.
Moral of the Story: If things go bad, don't hang onto the 'rope' just because you don't know what will become of you in case you 'cut the rope'! Move on... there are better things waiting.
posted by Animesh Kumar at Tuesday, July 11, 2006
6 Comments:
very nice story...
i think in such a situation anyone should cut the rope as with the option of holding the rope u know for sure that u are going to die...so its better to take a chance...
hmm...What made you remember the story enuf to blog about ?
Bala: go by the moral... forget the semantics :-)
Chakzwar: Like I said, every article in my blog has got something or the other to do with my life. Each post has a context, which is very personal. This blog is like a coded diary for me. I can recall my state of mind on reading any post.
An army always fights better if you burn the bridges behind it.
hii...this story certainly has something to teach...lovely story must say...
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