Challenge: How to differentiate between personal life and professional life?

Tool: Storytelling

Reason for this tool: I believe there is no better way of explaining something than storytelling.

Request: It’s a file of my own podcast, read it like a story.

Here it goes…

Today I wish to share a story which I read when I was a kid. I am sure many of you must have  read it but apart from the usual moral of the story that it had…..there is some deeper stuff that  needs to be reflected upon.

So the story is about a boy and an apple tree. When the boy was a kid, he spent a lot of time  playing around the tree, eat apples whenever he felt hungry and slept under its shade whenever  he got tired. The boy loved the tree, and the tree loved the boy.

The boy grew up and went away for some time. The tree was obviously sad as it always enjoyed  the company of him. One day the boy returned to the tree looking sad. The tree was happy to see  the boy and said come play with me. The boy said I am an adult now and I need to earn. The tree  gladly said pluck all my apples and you can sell them. He was happy and again went away. The  tree felt lonely again.

After few years the boy again returned looking sad, and the tree asked what the matter was. The  boy said he needs a house to stay. The tree again gladly said that he could use its branches to  build a house for himself. The boy was smiling again and after cutting off the branches of the  tree, he again went away for a long time, the tree was lonely again.

After a few years again….the boy again returned again looking sad….the tree was delighted to  see him and said come play with me. But the boy said, I need a getaway for sometime and need a  boat to cross the river. The tree again gladly said, you can take my trunk and build a boat out of  it….the boy was happy and he cut the trunk leaving just a little stump behind. The boy went  away again leaving the tree lonely.

After many many years, now the boy had grown old….he again returned to the tree looking sad  and tired. The tree (which was now just a stump) was as usual happy to see the boy but said, I  have got nothing to give you. The boy said, I am tired of life and I don’t need anything. I just  need to relax. The tree again happily said, you can sit on my stump and have rest. The boy sat on  the stump and the tree was again very happy that it could give something to the boy.

So everyone….I am sure everyone of you must have figured out the moral of the story…..trees  and parents are the breeds who possess unconditional love towards us….

But when I reflect upon it today…..having a person who is like that tree is certainly a blessing,  but I wonder how difficult it is to be that tree for someone? For the ones who are strong and deep

rooted like that tree, there is always one person who considers you as their pillar, a person who  calls you a 4AM friend….a person who knows that you are always there.

But there is a difference between a tree and a human….we humans have emotions and few may  not demand, but we expect love in return….so I wonder, if you don’t get love in return…..you  continue being that tree…..or you just let it be…..

Thank You!


Challenge : How to differentiate between personal life and professional life ? Tool : Storytelling Reason for this tool : I believe there is no better way of explaining something than storytelling . Request : It ’s a file of my own podcast , read it like a story . Here it goes … Today I wish to share a story which I read when I was a kid . I am sure many of you must have read it but apart from the usual moral of the story that it had … .. there is some deeper stuff that needs to be reflected upon . So the story is about a boy and an apple tree . When the boy was a kid , he spent a lot of time playing around the tree , eat apples whenever he felt hungry and slept under its shade whenever he got tired . The boy loved the tree , and the tree loved the boy . The boy grew up and went away for some time . The tree was obviously sad as it always enjoyed the company of him . One day the boy returned to the tree looking sad . The tree was happy to see the boy and said come play with me . The boy said I am an adult now and I need to earn . The tree gladly said pluck all my apples and you can sell them . He was happy and again went away . The tree felt lonely again . After few years the boy again returned looking sad , and the tree asked what the matter was . The boy said he needs a house to stay . The tree again gladly said that he could use its branches to build a house for himself . The boy was smiling again and after cutting off the branches of the tree , he again went away for a long time , the tree was lonely again . After a few years again….the boy again returned again looking sad….the tree was delighted to see him and said come play with me . But the boy said , I need a getaway for sometime and need a boat to cross the river . The tree again gladly said , you can take my trunk and build a boat out of it….the boy was happy and he cut the trunk leaving just a little stump behind . The boy went away again leaving the tree lonely . After many many years , now the boy had grown old….he again returned to the tree looking sad and tired . The tree ( which was now just a stump ) was as usual happy to see the boy but said , I have got nothing to give you . The boy said , I am tired of life and I do n’t need anything . I just need to relax . The tree again happily said , you can sit on my stump and have rest . The boy sat on the stump and the tree was again very happy that it could give something to the boy . So everyone … .I am sure everyone of you must have figured out the moral of the story … .. trees and parents are the breeds who possess unconditional love towards us … . But when I reflect upon it today … .. having a person who is like that tree is certainly a blessing , but I wonder how difficult it is to be that tree for someone ? For the ones who are strong and deep rooted like that tree , there is always one person who considers you as their pillar , a person who calls you a 4AM friend … .a person who knows that you are always there . But there is a difference between a tree and a human….we humans have emotions and few may not demand , but we expect love in return….so I wonder , if you do n’t get love in return … .. you continue being that tree … .. or you just let it be … .. Thank You !