F i r s t K l a n g . b u Z z @ g M a i L . c o m

" Though one may conquer a million men in
  battlefield, he who has conquered himself, is the noblest victor "

"Once upon a time, a man in a hot air balloon realized
  that he was lost.He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He
  descended a bit more and shouted. "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised
  a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I
  am."

The woman below replied. "You’re in a hot air balloon
  hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You’re between 50 and 51
  degrees north latitude and between 114 and 115 degrees west
  longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.

"I
  am," replied the woman. "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the
  balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I’ve no
  idea what to make use of your information. The fact is, I’m still lost.
  Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my
  trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be in
  management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
 

"Well," said the woman, "you don’t know where you are or where
  you’re going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of
  hot air.

You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and
  you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is, you are
  in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow,
  you’ve managed to make it my fault!!"

ONE TEAM ONE VISION I I I

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