A big city lawyer went duck-hunting in a rural village. He shot a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other side of a fence.
As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.
The lawyer responded, "I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now I'm going to retrieve it."
The old farmer replied, "This is my property, and you are not coming over here."
The lawyer got very upset and angry. "I am one of the best lawyers in the country and if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take everything you own," the lawyer shouted.
The old farmer smiled and said, "Apparently, you don't know how we settle disputes in this part of the world. We settle small disagreements like this with the Three Kicks Rule."
The lawyer asked, "What is the Three Kicks Rule?"
The farmer replied, "Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on back and forth until someone gives up."
The lawyer quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take down the old farmer. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the lawyer.
His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel-toed work boot into the lawyer's abdomen and dropped him to his knees.
His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his mouth.
The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick hit his rear end and sent him face-first into fresh cow-dung.
Summoning every bit of his will and remaining strength the lawyer get on his feet slowly. Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, "Okay, you, old man. Now it's my turn."
The old farmer smiled and said, "Nah, I give up. You can have the duck."
Never let emotions overpower your intelligence: Our actions, thoughts and feelings are greatly influenced by our emotions.
When you allow negative emotions like anger, greed and hatred to overpower your intelligence, you run the risk of acting impulsively and harming your own interests.
Arguing with a fool proves there are two: Nasty and rude arguments often lead to irreconcilable differences or scars that harm relations in the long term. It is not always wise to argue just to prove your point, instead when you allow things to cool down, you stand a better chance to prove your point.
Maturity is not when we talk big things, but when we understand small things: It is not big results that always make a difference, many times it is the small steps and the small things that make just as big an impact, so never worry about starting small.
When you let go, you create space for something better: When you allow negative thoughts to crowd your mind and life, your life becomes heavy and stressful.
When you let go of all the negativities and focus on positivity you create space for happiness and joy. Stand up for what you believe in, even if it means standing alone: Don’t always look around for people to support you in what you believe. When you believe you are on the right track, just take lead and march ahead.
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