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There was a cow farmer who raised cows with plenty of milk. He felt that his skills in raising cows were better than others, so he was very proud to say to everyone, "My cows can produce a lot of milk!" Someone said, "Since your cows have so much milk, you should show it off!" He replied proudly, "Of course I can! In just a few days, no matter how many of you come, I’ll have plenty of fresh and delicious milk for everyone!"
In order to store more milk so that everyone could have fresh milk, he hurried to milk the cows. The next day, he found that the milk that he milked yesterday had gone sour. There were no refrigerators at that time, so no matter how one stored the milk, it would go sour quickly. Hence, he thought: In this case, it is better to store it in the cow's stomach, so there is no need to worry. He carefully calculated that a cow could produce five buckets of milk a day, and in five days, there would be 25 buckets. He then decided to just wait five days before milking.
During this period, he took the calf away and did not allow it to drink milk, and let the cows eat grass all the time to increase nutrition. Five days later, when he was happily going to milk the cows, he found that he could not squeeze out a single drop! Just like human mothers who breastfeed their babies, if the baby drinks milk on time every day, the mother will naturally have milk when the time comes, and the child can be well fed. On the contrary, if the child is not breastfed for a few days, the mother's milk supply will dry up. The same situation is true for cows!
People have infinite potential and strength, but sometimes, due to certain mindsets or factors, they tend to "wait" when faced with work instead of tackling it immediately. They may choose to accumulate tasks and complete them all at once. As a result, work piles up, and simple tasks become complicated and difficult to manage. Moreover, when the workload accumulates to a certain amount, one has to make time to do it; increasing one’s working time for no reason.
More importantly, human strength is like milk. If you don't use it now, it can't be "stored" for later use. So, finish today's work today. As long as you are good at using trivial time to get things done, you can avoid many "future troubles". It is not only beneficial to others and yourself, but it also a form of life enjoyment.
Translated by Tan Poh Ching
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