The Extent of Your Stretched Arms is Your Limitation
Exploring my talent, putting it into use in the literary world for the benefit of humanity and promotion of communication
There was once a wicked
King who did not want
Progress for anyone
He always wishes to be
The first person who shall use
New thing in the island
A new thing that gets
To the land outside him
He would counter
Issuing an official order
Through his scribe to the public
Discrediting the thing
At times he would also put
A curse on anyone who
Uses such thing
This he does to pull to
Himself those who are the
Originator of that thing
Sometimes to become a
Shareholder in the marketing
Of a new product
People do not wish to establish
New companies neither things
In the town again
Because of the demand of the
King those who saw
New things outside wouldn’t bring it in
For they know they
Would become bankrupt if they
Bring such into the town
During this period that the
Island was under the influence
Of the wicked king
A guy got a ling to a
Company outside the town.
When all were afraid of king
The guy decided to try his
Luck, applied through the link
And was integrated into the company
He became one of the
Shareholders of the company
Because he can dare to apply
The company after some
Field works decided to
Start a new product
As one of the shareholders
He was privy to the
Information before anyone else
During the deliberation at the
Stakeholders meeting, they voted
Out the supply to his town
This was done because
Of the past dealings with
The wicked king.
The experience had with
The king was unpalatable for the management
Because the company ran at a loss then
Because majority have voted out
His town, there is nothing he
Could do to upturn their decision
He however, decided to get his
Sibling involved in purchasing
The product as he registered his business name
When the new product was
Out, he bought it with his
Money and sent it to his sibling
Expectedly, when the King
Saw this new product
He rose against it
He was thinking he
Was attacking the company and that
The management would soon come to him
But the management knew nothing
Because they were not involved in
Taken the product to the town
In the meantime, the sibling of
The guy selling the product was
Secretly marketing the product
Contacting friends and others
To tell them about the product
That it’s the latest and good
When the people get to know
The secret behind it, they
Hiss at the messages of the king
The king discovered that he has
Been disgraced and he summoned
The person selling the product
When he got to him, he
Strictly warned him not to
Sell the product again.
But since the product
Is not a contraband good
He was cautioned by cabinet members
He arranged with bandits
To loot the store, when
The issue got to the company that produced it
The company ordered that the guy
Be supplied with new ones
At reduced price to cover for his loss
This is because the management
Really wishes the product to
Gain ground and he is making progress
In the marketing of the product
Much so that he is
Trekking the lion’s den
They know they wouldn’t
Need another marketer there
Since he has done the marketing.
The King again set people
To set the store ablaze
Yet this guy received new products
All attempts by the king
Failed on the new product
Sales in the town as it becomes household product
When some companies heard this
They were elated and saying
This is good it is
The son of fire that
Should be sent to confront
And quench fire.
Thus, when some other
Companies wish to bring new
Product into the town,
The first person they considered
Was the guy. Different companies
Started taken their newly produced goods to him
For he has broken the chain,
He has removed the limitations.
That’s how the town was liberated from the wicked king
Now new things have started
To enter the town as
The town keeps increasing
One of the customers
Asked the guy the secret of
His success in the work.
He told him that
It is his brother. The guy asks
To meet his brother and he arranged it
On meeting with his
Brother, the man told him that
He has no secret to it
What he only employs
Was the old principle of the
Aged ones that
When one stretches his arms
The end of the arms stretched show
The limitation of the person
For beyond that, the
Person cannot prevent others from
Passing or doing things
This means it is what
One has direct influence on
That one can stop from happening
Since the king neither has
Influence on the company
Nor him, he cannot prevent the new products sales
All he did to stop the
Product failed because of his
Limitations. I am glad I achieved my aim
He now knows that
As the island grows no
One can control everything in it
© 2020 OLUSEGUN
Comments
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on April 14, 2020:
@MG Singh, world is full of different people and leaders. There are few of them around. Thanks for reading.
MG Singh emge from Singapore on April 13, 2020:
Well, I hope such kings don't come in real life. Thanks
OLUSEGUN (author) from NIGERIA on April 13, 2020:
Thanks. I appreciate.
Cheryl E Preston from Roanoke on April 12, 2020:
Very interesting point about the outstretched arms.
