:: papaphysix's blog ::

If I am a commander of a platoon of soldiers and they are not disciplined, cant march well and are not trained for battles, I would be most worried and concerned. If another commander comes along and took up the initiative to train up my soldiers, I would most welcome it as i have the soldiers' welfare in mind and hope to nuture them even through someone else if i realised that i dont seem to be able to do the job well. On one hand, I will reflect what i can do to improve myself and on the other hand, I will not bear any bad feelings towards the other commander if what he did is out of the same geuinue concern for the soldiers. Afterall, it's not about usurping my authority or stepping into my territory as the soldiers don't really belong to me. they are just entrusted to me for the time being to be equipped for great missions in the future.

Conversely, if i see another platoon of soldiers who are weak and i judged that I am capable of helping, i would not hesitate to help as well even though they are not officially my own platoon of soldiers. But of course, there is something that i must learn to do: to be polite enough to ask for the other commander's permission to go ahead in the training of the soldiers. If he is agreeable, I think it is fine to go ahead without informing the general about it. All in all, we are all doing our best to help the soldiers to become a good defensive force for the country.

Will all commanders think this way or will some feel that they are robbed of their territories and making them feel as if they are not capable enough for the job!? I certainly hope to believe in the former always...

in life, we can't please everyone... we will offend some and we will win over the hearts of some. So long as our intentions are right and our conscience is clear, I believe we can proceed with what we think is the best thing to do in our hearts...

case closed.

I am the only one who knows the truth and I will not and cannot tell.

Categories: analogy [t], heart [t]