Cabaran Untuk Bergerak Ke Hadapan (Monkey Test)

Kita selalu mendengar bermacam pantang-larang, tetapi adakah kita ketahui apa hikmah disebaliknya? Pada saya setiap pantang larang itu perlu kita selami hikmah disebaliknya, jika tiada mendatangkan apa2 kebaikan apa kata kita tinggalkan sahaja. Bukannya apa masyarakat kita adalah masyarakat 'follower' yang seringkali mengikut atau membuat sesuatu perkara membuta tuli. Bila kita tanya kenapa buat begini atau begitu, jawapannya mudah, "mak saya buat begini" atau "nenek saya kata jangan begini atau begitu"!! Hemm ... sedarkah kita seringkali perkara yang kita buat itu tak mendatangkan faedah.

Dalam kehidupan masyarakat atau keluarga, anggota yang baru dibentuk oleh anggota yang sedia ada. Ini adalah punca kenapa kita sering kali membuat perkara2 yang tiada faedah dan mungkin sampai waktunya kita sedar perkara ini dan mula mendengar apa yang diperkatakan oleh anak-anak kita. Jangan kita sekat idea dan pendapat mereka semata2 pandangan mereka berbeza dengan kita. Mereka mungkin nampak dari perspektif yang berbeza dan cadangan mereka mungkin konstruktif untuk kita bergerak lebih maju ke hadapan!

Bacalah Monkey Test di bawah ini, dan cuba fikir2 kan:

Monkey Test

Put five monkeys in a cage. Put a ladder in the cage with a bunch of bananas at the top. As soon as one monkey starts to climb the ladder, spray cold water on all the monkeys. When another tries to climb, spray cold water on all the monkeys again. Soon, no monkey will attempt to climb the ladder.

Now, remove one monkey and put a new monkey in the cage. The new monkey will see the bananas and try to climb the ladder. Not wanting to be sprayed with cold water again, the other monkeys will quickly pull him down.

Remove a second monkey and put a new monkey in the cage. Again, the new monkey will see the bananas and try to climb the ladder. Not wanting to be sprayed with cold water, the other monkeys will quickly pull him down.

Repeat this process, until all five original monkeys are gone, and five new monkeys are in the cage. None will try to climb the ladder, and none will understand why.

Now, remove all five monkeys and put a brand new monkey in the cage. The monkey will quickly climb the ladder and eat the bananas. Don’t spray any cold water.

Put the five original monkeys back in the cage with the one brand new monkey who has tasted the delicious bananas. Replenish the bananas.

The brand new monkey will again climb up the ladder. Despite the efforts of the older monkeys to hold him down, the brand new monkey has tasted the bananas; he will strive again until he succeeds.

When he succeeds, the other five monkeys will realize that bananas are worth the climb, and worth the risk of some cold water. They, too, will climb the ladder and enjoy the delicious bananas.

Moral of the story?
- Fresh perspective is important to continue growth and success.
- A little cold water can destroy a lot of motivation.
- New member tends to take on the behavioral characteristics of the existing members.
- Trying something new can yield delicious rewards.

(Source: Up Your Service! by Ron Kaufman)