Changing Track

Mr. Lin and his wife had been selling shoes at the night markets ( pasar malam) for more than ten years. They sold their wares at different locations on different days of the week. They started business from the evening until late into the night. By the time they reached home, it was usually past midnight.



These few years with the birth of their two children, they felt that they needed to spend more time with them. They had thought of changing jobs but other than working as shoes sellers they had no other skill.



Unexpectedly a friend who ran a small restaurant wanted to retire invited the Lins to take over his food business. At the same time he would train them all his cooking skill including his special dishes. He felt that instead of letting his skill to waste since nobody in his family was interested in carrying on his business, it was a good idea to train someone to takeover.



In our life's journey, there are many "crossroads" where we have to make decision. But very often our mentors appear without us realising it. How do we know where our mentors are and subsequently utilise these resources? Because many people are afraid of changes and therefore miss the opportunity of meeting their mentors.



As we do not know when our mentors will come, we have to be brave to open a window for ourselves. Our mentors will then be able to come into our lives to give us a push.



Once we have succeeded in changing our track, we will then meet many people from different fields and experience a different process of life. At this moment if we want our mentors to come near, we should first learn how to cooperate, appreciate and learn from them their good points.