A story that influenced my ethical growth as a child is the story of, “A Boy Who Cried Wolf” (Aesop, 1867). I was told this story a few times growing up, my father wanted me to be a man of honor and integrity. He explained that a man’s word is his bond, and that without it he has nothing.
Wolf
This story is about a boy that is watching over his flock of sheep near a village. The boy grows very bored and decides to have fun at his villagers expense by yelling, “Wolf, Wolf!” The villagers stop what they are doing and run to his aid, although there is no wolf. The boy found this amusing and laughed at the villagers. A few days later the boy does this again; again the villagers run to his aid, although, it is the same result. A few days later, …show more content…
This landed him a respectable job where he was able to work his way up the top of the company. John did not do so well, he graduated High School but never finished college, and always seemed to blame others for his mistakes. He bounced from job to job, until he applied for a job opening at a new company opening up in town. As he walked into the office, he was surprised to spot Brandon sitting on the other side of the room. Brandon was the CEO of this company! Brandon was not conducting the interview, but watching it and taking notes. John thought there was no way that he would be hired, due to the way he treated Brandon in their younger years. However, a few days later, John received a phone call that he had a job waiting for him. This was incredibly surprising, and he thought that maybe Brandon did not remember him. Weeks later, John ran into Brandon in the hallway, and John thanked him for the job, at which Brandon replied, “It is not a problem, I thought you might needed a little help, kind of like the day I needed a little help on the side of the road”. Brandon laughed about it, and explained that it taught him to be tough and he forgave John for the cruel way he was back then. This was a lesson to John on treating everyone how you would like to be treated, and that you never know when or where you may run into someone from your past. John excelled
Wolf
This story is about a boy that is watching over his flock of sheep near a village. The boy grows very bored and decides to have fun at his villagers expense by yelling, “Wolf, Wolf!” The villagers stop what they are doing and run to his aid, although there is no wolf. The boy found this amusing and laughed at the villagers. A few days later the boy does this again; again the villagers run to his aid, although, it is the same result. A few days later, …show more content…
This landed him a respectable job where he was able to work his way up the top of the company. John did not do so well, he graduated High School but never finished college, and always seemed to blame others for his mistakes. He bounced from job to job, until he applied for a job opening at a new company opening up in town. As he walked into the office, he was surprised to spot Brandon sitting on the other side of the room. Brandon was the CEO of this company! Brandon was not conducting the interview, but watching it and taking notes. John thought there was no way that he would be hired, due to the way he treated Brandon in their younger years. However, a few days later, John received a phone call that he had a job waiting for him. This was incredibly surprising, and he thought that maybe Brandon did not remember him. Weeks later, John ran into Brandon in the hallway, and John thanked him for the job, at which Brandon replied, “It is not a problem, I thought you might needed a little help, kind of like the day I needed a little help on the side of the road”. Brandon laughed about it, and explained that it taught him to be tough and he forgave John for the cruel way he was back then. This was a lesson to John on treating everyone how you would like to be treated, and that you never know when or where you may run into someone from your past. John excelled