The power of being a part of a team....

“Balwa can get you out of that ditch,” said the farmer, pointing to an old ox standing in a field. The man looked at the decrepit (weak) old ox and looked at the farmer who just stood there repeating, “Yup, old Balwa can do the job.” The man figured he had nothing to lose. The two men and the ox made their way back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the ox to the car. With a snap of the reins, he shouted, “Pull, Rama! Pull, Pull, Bhima! Pull! Pull, Soma! Pull, Pull, Balwa! Pull,!”

And the ox pulled that car right out of the ditch.

The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the ox, and asked, “Why did you call out all of those names before you called Balwa?”

The farmer grinned and said, “Old Balwa is just about blind. As long as he believes he’s part of a team, he doesn’t mind pulling.”