A church was located in a remote place where people nearby used to come up for services on Sunday.

One Sunday it was snowing heavily and no one turned up for the services. After some time, a herder, who was managing a herd of cows far away on a farm, reached the church in the freezing snow.

The pastor waited for some more time and no one turned up. The pastor went to the herder and said, “We have waited for some time now and only we two are there. I am not sure if it’s okay to proceed with the services. Let’s have some hot drink before you start to your home”.

Herder said, “Pastor, I am a simple man. Thanks for offering a drink. But I have one point to say!”.

Pastor, “Go ahead”.

Herder, “When I go and feed my herd of Cows, I used to whistle it out for them to come for the food. Most of the time, all the cows turn up. But sometimes, only one turn up and that time I will make sure that I don’t leave that cow hungry”.

The pastor realized his mistake and started to deliver the services.

The services went for close to two hours before the pastor finished.

The pastor felt very happy and thanked the herder for teaching him a valuable lesson, “It’s our duty to finish it, no matter how big or small the need is”.

Then he asked Herder “Was everything okay? Hope you had good two hours”.

Herder replied, “Well when I go to feed my herd and If only one turns up for the food. I will make sure that I don’t force it to eat all the food I bought for the whole herd”.

Then he thanked the pastor and went. The pastor could not say anything.

Moral of the story:

From the management’s point of view, this story teaches us an important lesson. Irrespective of the level of the work, our duty is to complete it properly with dedication.

At the same time, we have to adapt to the changing environment and plan accordingly.