“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci. Adopted by Steve Jobs.
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A Stork was asked by the Cranes to visit a newly seeded field for a party.
Lo and behold, the Stork gladly attended with his friends the Cranes, but all of the birds became trapped by a Farmer’s net.
As the Farmer collected all of the birds, the Stork begged the Farmer to spare him, “Please let me go! I am from the Stork family, birds of good character.”
“Perhaps that is true,” replied the Farmer, “but I caught you all the same, sharing their purpose, and now you share their punishment.”
Moral of the Story: We are judged by the company we keep.
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Introduction – The Essential Aesop – Epilogue
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Why We Loved It: Associations tend to disclose our attractions, and our attractions tend disclose our preferences, and our preferences tend to disclose our attributes, which, in turn, tends to disclose our character. It may be that an association by one is to convert the other, but that tends to be the exception, not the rule.
This fable reminds us why that spousal dinner conducted by a potential new employer can be important for what it discloses about the job candidate, being the candidate’s choices and attractions. Each association is much more than simply a fact, but a type of admission, whether a spouse or a car.
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© 2013 Arnold Zegarelli and Gregg Zegarelli, Esq. Gregg can be contacted through LinkedIn. Arnold Zegarelli can be contacted through Facebook.
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