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It is said that more than 600 years before Christmas, one of the wise men was appointed as a judge in a town without a king or government, without an official assignment or a sealed letter, and that was because people gathered around him out of love for him and confidence in his wisdom and his ability to resolve disputes between them, which made him assume that position. custom.” With the passage of the years, the man got tired and old, so he chose to retire from that job, but the absence of anything official proving his retirement prevented people from understanding the matter, which he kept resorting to when needed, which also made him think of a way to get rid of the matter, so he finally decided to leave the town And go to others, to do, as we say these days, “buy his comfort” despite the hardship of travel and the loneliness of alienation.
This judge, as it appears in the story, had reached one of the highest ranks despite not striving for it, and despite not competing with anyone to win it, or trying to entrap those around him in order to undermine them and exclusivity in the prestigious position in society. Likewise, it seems that he did not try to guarantee the future of his relatives and loved ones to occupy that position and gain prestige. On the contrary, his attempt to evade the position paved the way later for anyone who wants to prove himself and assume power, which is something that rarely happens! Was the mind of that old man empty of ambition and the love of money and prestige?
Of course not, for the rest of the discussion.. However, what is remarkable about the subject here is the impact of talent or mastery of a unique craft in the field of work, which are qualities and as soon as you possess them in your work environment, it becomes difficult to abandon you or even imagine one working day without you, but rather they often excuse you. From the burdens of crowding around you or worrying about your job fate, there are always those who are consulted out of faith in their good opinion despite not being part of the work team, and there are those who, on the contrary, are forced to waste your time by consulting them because sitting with them is part of the routine accreditation steps that must be followed!
And speaking of talents, I mention that one of the colleagues was distinguished by his elaborate writings, and despite the change in the organizational structure of his organization more than once, and the people around him changed, and his job title, rank, and even his office changed, and good writers were recruited around him, but the leaders of the institution insisted every time on His personal presence in many meetings and events, in addition to being asked about him when he is absent, in order to assign him personally the required work, not caring about his current job title, his grade, or even consulting his managers, until one of them said to him jokingly:“Even if you change your profession and become a cleaner, you will still be the one doing these tasks.” This seemed to make my colleague in a permanent state of comfort, despite the institution’s going through many disturbing challenges for the employees around him, who now looked at him with the gaze of an experienced consultant, just as it was in the case That judge.
However, who said that the town judge did not seek after position, fame and money? Isn’t he a person who likes to take advantage of opportunities if given to him? The story says in its sequel that the people followed their wise man after the town was disturbed and sedition spread in it, and bribed judges spread in it, and they tried to persuade him to return and take over his position again, offering him to fulfill everything he asked for, and because the old judge was tired of being outside and having tasted a lot of loneliness, he decided to return, but By imposing new conditions, making him king over the town, all its people pledging allegiance to him, and constructing a huge palace in front of which a statue of him would be erected in his capacity as the king of the town and the palace! He had what he wanted, and his family continued to rule until it was said that one of his grandchildren was Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire!
It was said.. Just as your tongue cannot speak to anyone else, so your livelihood will not go to anyone else!
The article was published in the Emirati newspaper, Al-Ruya, on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
