Work hard and help others

One young, academically-excellent person
went to apply for a managerial position in a
big company.
He passed the first interview. The director
conducted the last interview and took the
final decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the
youth's academic achievements were
excellent all the way, from the secondary
school until post-graduate research.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any
scholarships in school?"
The youth answered, "None".
The director asked, "Was it your father who
paid for your school fees?"
The youth answered, "My father passed
away when I was one year old. It was my
mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, "Where did your mother
work?"
The youth answered, "My mother worked as
clothes cleaner. The director requested the
youth to show his hands. The youth showed
a pair of hands that were smooth and
perfect.
The director asked, "Have you ever helped
your mother wash the clothes before?"
The youth answered, "Never. My mother
always wanted me to study and read more
books. Furthermore, my mother can wash
clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When
you go back today, go and clean your
mother's hands and then see me tomorrow
morning.”
The youth felt that his chance of landing the
job was high. When he went back, he
happily requested his mother to let him
clean her hands. His mother felt strange,
happy but with mixed feelings, she showed
her hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands
slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the
first time he noticed that his mother's
hands were so wrinkled, and there were so
many bruises in her hands. Some bruises
were so painful that his mother shivered
when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized
that it was this pair of hands that washed
the clothes everyday to enable him to pay
the school fee. The bruises in the mother's
hands were the price that the mother had to
pay for his graduation, academic excellence
and his future.
After finishing the cleaning his mother
hands, the youth quietly washed all the
remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very
long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the
director's office.
The director noticed the tears in the youth's
eyes, asked: "Can you tell me what you did
and learn yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's
hand, and also finished washing all the
clothes that were remaining to be washed.”
The director asked, "Please tell me your
feelings."
The youth said,
“Number 1, I know now what is
appreciation. Without my mother, there
would not the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and helping
my mother, only I now realize how difficult
and tough it is to get something done.
Number 3, I have come to appreciate the
importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, "This is what I am looking
for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can
appreciate the help of others, a person who
knows the sufferings of others to get things
done, and a person who would not put
money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very
hard, and received the respect of his
subordinates. Every employee worked
diligently and as a team. The company's
performance improved tremendously