One young guy asked a very rich man what the secret of his success was. How did he manage to turn from a poor boy into a successful businessman?
The answer was simple: “I learned to choose my friends wisely!” —Have you heard the expression “a friend in need is a friend in need”? – the businessman asked him.
- Yes! “I am guided by this rule,” the young man honestly admitted.
- Forget it, it is fundamentally wrong. A friend is known in joy! The young man was embarrassed and very surprised by this.
“Look,” the teacher continued, “when you have a problem, you feel bad, you run and share it with your friend.” Now you both have a problem. You're both sad, you're both puzzled. Right?
- Yes! - the young man answered, - and my friend is helping me solve it!
— It may help solve the first problem, but it definitely won’t solve all the subsequent ones. He will just sit there and feel sorry for you.
“That’s good too, he supports me!” – the young man insisted.
- It's horrible! After all, you also begin to feel sorry for yourself, instead of solving your problem. “I was lucky,” the teacher continued, “I had friends in my life who did not feel sorry for me and certainly did not solve my problems. They just rejoiced with me at my successes! In fact, if you have a problem, solve it yourself, and then go to a friend and celebrate your victory together. It is very easy to feel sorry for another person. But to sincerely rejoice in other people’s successes is something you need to learn. This is true friendship, the one that helped me become successful..!
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru