You come yah fi drink milk, you no come yah fi count cow



A PASTURE AJOINING THE 7TH TEE (RED)
MAYFIELD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB
CALEDON, ONTARIO



Translation:  You are here to drink the milk, not count the cows.

What does this mean:  Pay attention to the purpose for which you are at a job, or if you are a guest at someones home, and do not get caught up in matters that have nothing to do with you. As Jamaicans would say, stay out of people business!

Application:  Shortly after a posted the first blog I was on the phone with a longtime client.  She started to tell me the story about her sister whom she recently sponsored to Canada, and that story fit this parable so well I know right then that this would be my next post.

My client sponsored her sister and got a job lined up for her before she arrived.  Once visa was secured, my client lined up a job for her sister.  All the pertinent details of the job (hours, pay, working requirements etc,) were explained to her and she agreed with great excitement.  Of course, once she arrived in Toronto and "surveyed the landscape" she became green with envy.  My client has lived in Canada for many, many years and she has worked hard - that I can tell you without any hesitation.  She is also a driven and ambitious woman and as a result, she has done well financially.  Of course, the newly arrived sister now thinks she is entitled to what this lady has worked all these year to accomplish here and now!  She complained about the job, refused to reimburse her for the airline ticket she purchased and the story goes on and on.  Is this the first time this has happened?  Of course not, it happens all the time.

Instead of showing grattitude for the opportunity which was given to her, her benefactor's life has brought up all the seven deadly sins and more.  What a company owner does with their money is their decision, and because a family member is financial well off does not entitle any relative to any benefit.  It is that simple.  How the use and distrubute their assets and wealth is their decision and theirs alone.  With the right thinking and attitude who knows what can happen.  I read a story today about a young Dairy Queen manager who reimbursed a blind customer's money when he dropped it and the person who picked it up refused to give it back.  Warren Buffet, the richest man in America who happens to love his Dairy Queen icecream and is a large shareholder learned about the incident and now this young man is on his way to Berkshire Hathaway's AGM!  People do not realize the power of unmeritted favour as +Joel Osteen calls it.

Trusting you will drink your milk graciously, and let your blessings flow freely.

MissSam

September 20, 2013