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How Full is Your Cup?
By : Michael Angier
I was trying to counsel a young man the other day who was less
than receptive to taking advice. He said he wanted help, but in
fact he wanted someone to fix his problems. He said he wanted
advice, but instead he wanted to be right.
Isn't it interesting when people have all the answers and no
money--lots of excuses and no plan?
Here was someone who was broke and had no job. His life wasn't
working. You'd think he would be willing to learn, but sadly,
this was not the case.
I'm reminded of the story of the young mystic who traveled a
great distance to study at the feet of a revered sage. When the
young man arrived, he proceeded to try and impress the master
with how much he knew and how wise he was.
Instead of asking questions, the student ranted on about his
beliefs and philosophies. The master listened quietly for a long
while.
Finally, the student stopped talking for a few moments. The
master asked his guest if he would like some tea. "Why, yes,"
the young man replied.
The old man began to pour the tea into his visitor's cup. But he
didn't stop when the cup was full. He continued to pour as the
tea overflowed into the saucer and then onto the tabletop where
it began to run out on the floor.
"Stop!" the young man said. "The cup is full. Can't you see? It
can hold no more."
"It's true," the wise one said. "We cannot put more into an
already full cup. And you are like that cup. Until you empty
yourself of yourself, your fullness will prevent you from
learning."
To some extent, we're all a bit like the young man. We sometimes
have to let go of what we think we know in order to embrace new
ideas.
We're always free to pick up our old beliefs and "knowings" at a
later time, but we need to be open in order to look at things in
a new way. We need to approach knowledge with the wonder and
openness of a child. This way, we keep from missing important
lessons and learning helpful life strategies.
It's not easy, but we CAN learn to suspend our beliefs in order
to listen with a clear and open mind. If we do, we won't be one
of those people referred to when people use the cliché, "You
can't teach an old dog new tricks."
Copyright 2001 Michael Angier & Success Networks International. Michael Angier is the founder and president of Success Networks. Success Net's mission is to inform, inspire and empower people to be their best--personally and professionally. Download their free eBooklet, KEYS TO PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS from http://www.SuccessNet.org/keys.htm. Free subscriptions, memberships, books and SuccessMark Cards are available at http://www.SuccessNet.org
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