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Leadership
Leadership

Just an itch

The Things We Do For Self

By: Samuel Phillips

tories and things to write Either way, I have a drama to share The tree fell across the road. So,
about somehow manage to with you. obviously, the Safari truck and its
find me even when I am not occupants would have to either go
Slooking for them. Well, I I stumbled upon a short video clip through another road or get help to
guess that’s what happens when you on Facebook. I think the video is remove the tree from the road ahead
soak yourself in a particular passion, just few seconds long but the con- of them. What happened next can
for after a while, the passion by tent really made some impression only be called a work of art even
itself begins to attract what is re- on my mind and which is why I am though it was destructive.
quired to keep it going. It’s just one writing this article. This huge elephant walked up to
of the beautiful things that happens The video, which I believe was the fallen tree and started to rub his
with staying the course for change. recorded from a Safari truck, was huge bum on the tree. Oh my! It
You can say it’s the law of attraction about an elephant pushing a not was then it dawned on me that the
that is at work or just some act of really small tree. I watched as this entire purpose of felling that tree,
the universe loving back on you. elephant pushed the tree down. which had taken years to grow in

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