Once there was a man who liked to eat mangoes. One day he decided to get the sweetest mango—the one
from the very top of the tree. (Mangoes that are exposed to the sun are the sweetest.) So the man climbed to
the top. The branches thinned as he climbed, but he managed to pick a few red fruit.
When he began to climb down, however, the man slipped and fell. Fortunately, he was able to catch a
branch as he was falling, but he remained helplessly suspended from the tree. He called to the nearby
villagers for help. Although the villagers brought their ladders, their ladders were too short. They could do
little to help him.
After some time, a calm and thoughtful person arrived—a well-known sage who lived in a simple hut
nearby. People were curious to see what he would do, as he was famous for solving even the most
complicated problems. The sage remained silent for a moment, and then, to everyone's surprise, he picked
up a stone and threw it at the hanging man. The mango lover began to shout:"Are you crazy? Do you want
me to break my neck?" But the sage did not respond. Instead, he took another stone and threw it at the
man. The man became furious: "If I could get down there, I would whip you!"
That's what everybody wanted—for him to come down. But how? Everyone grew tense about what would
happen next. Some villagers wanted to chastise the sage, but they didn't. Then the sage picked up another
stone and hurled it even more forcefully at the man. After that, the man hanging in the tree became enraged
and determined to come down and take revenge. He used all his skill and strength
to somehow reach safe branches and climb down. Everyone was amazed.
Upon safely reaching the ground the man exclaimed, "Where is that sage? Oh, what a wise man he is! He
didn't wait around for me to beat him!" "But wait a minute," a villager said. "The sage is the only one who
could help you. He provoked you and pushed you to help yourself."The mango lover thought for a moment
and admitted that, yes, all the villagers' good intentions and compassion could not help him, but the sage
had expertly induced him to make his best effort and to save himself. "I should be thankful, not angry."
This is an instructive story about leadership. Although sometimes strong in his or her dealings, a real leader
makes us take the initiative to give our best. *We have to give our best if we want extraordinary results. The
best leader makes others into leaders themselves by pushing them to take responsibility for their lives.*
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