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There are two stories to share…
{ it's important you read both } that show how the examples we set today, may help shape the character of generations tomorrow and equally apply to professional lives and corporates.
STORY - I
We all know about Al Capone. The notorious gangster, mafia who virtually owned Chicago. He was a crime boss who lorded over the windy city dealing with all sort of crimes prostitution to murder to...you name it...and he escaped the law for many many years.
It was because of one man ~ his lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie."Eddie was very good ! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well.For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day.
The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly.And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his
son to be a better man than he was.
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son ~ he couldn't pass on a Good Name or a Good Example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. It's believed Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.So he decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity.
To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. Nevertheless, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay.
Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a religious symbol and medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The Poem read..."The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."
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படித்ததில் பிடித்தது
There are two stories to share…
{ it's important you read both } that show how the examples we set today, may help shape the character of generations tomorrow and equally apply to professional lives and corporates.
STORY - I
We all know about Al Capone. The notorious gangster, mafia who virtually owned Chicago. He was a crime boss who lorded over the windy city dealing with all sort of crimes prostitution to murder to...you name it...and he escaped the law for many many years.
It was because of one man ~ his lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie."Eddie was very good ! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well.For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day.
The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly.And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his
son to be a better man than he was.
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son ~ he couldn't pass on a Good Name or a Good Example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. It's believed Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.So he decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity.
To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. Nevertheless, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay.
Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a religious symbol and medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The Poem read..."The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."
Contd……