Interesting thoughts on strategy and action in life

Strategy is better than strength
- Hausa proverb

On the busiest road leading to the village and old wise man sat watching a young man struggling to move logs. The young man, sweated, panted and moaned. He called out to the old man, "Hey, aren't you going to help me get this work done?" The old man smiled and said "Yes" and continued to sit. A man passed by and greeted the old man with a smile. The old man asked, "As a a favor to an old man, can you move a log?" The man complied as did the second, the third and so on until all the logs were cleared from the old man's field. The young man saw this and rebuked the old man for being lazy. The wise man smiled and replied, " If you are in right place, at the right time, using your assets, the work will get done."

Excerpt from Iyanla Vanzant's Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Colour

This is a very interesting story and makes you think about life and our concept of work, opportunity, strategy and luck.....food for thought