This is an excerpt from an article by Ms. Anu Aga in march 2011 entrepreneur magazine issue.. Just loved the analogy.. :-)
'What I find amusing is that no entrepreneur accepts he/she is dishonest and yet we find the country riddled with dishonesty. This reminds me of a famous story of Akbar. The monarch wanted to nourish the poor children in his capital. He directed each household to pour one jar of milk, at night, into the mosque tank, to build up a reservoir of milk. Hundreds of his affluent subjects responded. The next morning the tank was filled alright - but with water instead of milk!! Perplexed, Akbar turned to his prime minister, the wise Birbal, for an explanation. "Your majesty," Birbal responded, "You have just witnessed a classic case of individual gain and collective loss. Each household dumped a jar of water into the tank, hoping that it would go unnoticed among the hundreds of gallons of milk brought by others. But all households had the same idea. The result: a tank full of water instead of milk!" Each business house denies that it is corrupt, and yet we find India riddled with corruption and lack of governance.'
Nice na.. Actually I find it more relevant to our politicians :-)
'What I find amusing is that no entrepreneur accepts he/she is dishonest and yet we find the country riddled with dishonesty. This reminds me of a famous story of Akbar. The monarch wanted to nourish the poor children in his capital. He directed each household to pour one jar of milk, at night, into the mosque tank, to build up a reservoir of milk. Hundreds of his affluent subjects responded. The next morning the tank was filled alright - but with water instead of milk!! Perplexed, Akbar turned to his prime minister, the wise Birbal, for an explanation. "Your majesty," Birbal responded, "You have just witnessed a classic case of individual gain and collective loss. Each household dumped a jar of water into the tank, hoping that it would go unnoticed among the hundreds of gallons of milk brought by others. But all households had the same idea. The result: a tank full of water instead of milk!" Each business house denies that it is corrupt, and yet we find India riddled with corruption and lack of governance.'
Nice na.. Actually I find it more relevant to our politicians :-)
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