Among the Aztec people of Mexico, it is said
that a long time ago there was a great fire in the forests that covered
our Earth. People and animals started to run, trying to escape from the
fire.
Our brother owl, Tecolotl, was running away
also when he noticed a small bird hurrying back and forth between the
nearest river and the fire. He headed towards this small bird.
He noticed that it was our brother the Quetzal
bird, Quetzaltototl, running to the river, picking up small drops of
water in his beak, then returning to the fire to throw that tiny bit of
water on the flame.
Owl approached Quetsal bird and yelled at him:
"What are you doing brother? Are you stupid? You are not going to
achieve anything by doing this. What are you trying to do? You must run
for your life!"
Quetzal bird stopped for a moment and looked at owl, and then answered: "I am doing the best I can with what I have."
It is remembered by our Grandparents that a
long time ago the forests that covered our Earth were saved from a great
fire by a small Quetzal bird, an owl, and many other animals and people
who got together to put out the fire.
~ Margaret Wheatley Source: Turning To One Another
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."
~ Vince Lombardi
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