The rope parable

I want to tell you a parable that I think you will find interesting. It is about management. Imagine sheep on a farm in the mountain villages. Depending on the density and height of the grass, farmers tie their sheep differently. When there is little vegetation, the sheep is tied with a long rope so that it can cover greater distances in search of food. But if the grass is thick and tall, the rope is kept short to preserve the grass for other sheep.

Sheep tied on a long rope can wander all around the perimeter and gradually stop feeling the limits. Sometimes, succumbing to an external stimulus, they start running at high speed, forgetting they are tied. And at the moment when the rope tightens, they fall hard.

This parable is important because it reminds us that some people sometimes forget the boundaries of their power. If the rope is too long, they may lose their sense of proportion. But in the end, a painful fall awaits them.


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