Leading from the Middle

Lenny - a wolf in sheep?s clothing - kept insinuating the idea that Sven, the shepherd of a large flock, not take shepherding so seriously, instead become a quiet quitter.
"You are not rewarded for all that you do, so why not take back some of that time?"
"Why should your master grow rich while you grow poor?"
"Do less, get up later. Take naps."
Sven slept in, but when he got up one of the new born lambs was gone. When he went for a swim and siesta the next day another lamb disappeared.
This was not good.
And, it had been Sven?s hope that someday - if he were prudent with his savings - he would have a farm of his own.
Lenny's laid-back work ethic was not at all he said it would be.
Sven's father had long told him that hard work has its own rewards; the personal satisfaction from a job well done, the respect of your employer and others for doing your best, the insights gained from thinking about one's work versus not thinking, and the camaraderie of meeting friends and colleagues.
Sven quit being a quiet quitter.
And, he had always been a bit suspicious of Lenny's big teeth and grey undercoat.

Moral: Beware the motives of those who promote slothfulness.
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