Sunday, December 11, 2011

Role of Challenges in Our Life...


The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.

So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.

So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem?
How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend?

How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.

The Lesson

Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired & dull, so we need a Shark in our life to keep us awake and moving?
Basically in our lives Sharks are new challenges to keep us active and taste better…

The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a challenge. If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are Conqueror. You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions.

5 comments:

  1. Thanks for the fantastic posting. Do I have your permission to share with my HR Friends please?
    Sundararaman from Chennai

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  2. You are most welcome to do so Sundararaman :-)

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  3. Nice read . Totally agree with your point of view ,being positive about how life treats you and whatever life throws at you taking it as a challenge will keep you going in a long run. One should always remain i say ' Sensibly optimistic' in life .
    Thanks for the sharing this .

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  4. Thanks a lot for appreciating Bilal.

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  5. A very nice article written. No doubt that was an innovative way. But i think that if the facilities should be provided to the public of japan to go out side for fish and have thrill and fun would also add value. Like going on the boat for days, fishing and eating fresh could provide more interest and fish industry too.

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