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Bird's Nest....

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Dear Friends Happy New Week Source: Internet Sharing an experience that TN Seshan narrated in a Management Seminar. Once, When he was Chief Election Commissioner, he was traveling to Uttar Pradesh with his wife for a picnic. On the way, they saw a large mango plantation filled with many sparrow nests hanging on the trees.  On seeing this his wife expressed a desire to have two sparrow nests for adorning the walls of their house.  The policemen who were accompanying them immediately called a small boy who was grazing cattle there and told him to fetch two sparrow nests from the trees. Mr. Seshan offered to give Rs.10 to the boy for the job. The boy refused to do. Mr. Seshan then offered to pay Rs.50/-. But the boy didn't budge.  The police then threatened the boy and told him that Mr.Seshan was a high ranking officer and will have to face serious consequences.  The boy then walked upto Mrs & Mr. Ses...