The film is based on
the ancient Chinese proverb "One
monk will shoulder two buckets of water; two monks will share the load, but add
a third and no one will want to fetch water.
A young monk lives a simple life
in a temple on top of a hill. He has one daily task of hauling two buckets of
water up the hill. He tries to share the job with another monk, but the carry
pole is only long enough for one bucket. The arrival of a third monk prompts
everyone to expect that someone else will take on the chore. Consequently, no
one fetches water though everybody is thirsty. At night, a rat comes to
scrounge and then knocks the candle holder, leading to a devastating fire in the
temple. The three monks finally unite together and make a concerted effort to
put out the fire. Since then they understand the old saying "unity is
strength" and begin to live a harmonious life. The temple never lacks
water again.
1)
One monk at the temple-
With one Pole and two buckets, first monk
fetches water from pond.
Total Buckets carried = 2,
Total work done = 1 unit
2)
Two monk at the temple-
Both monks firstly behave friendly but
when they needed water, no one was ready to fetch it. So they come up with
sharing of load, where 2 monks will carry only one bucket which will be in the
exactly middle of the pole.
So,
Total Buckets carried = 1,
Total work done = .50 x 1 = 0.5 unit
3)
Three monk at the temple-
When third monk joins them in temple,
all three of them starts expecting from other 2 to bring water and so no one
fetches water. So in all work done is null.
Total Buckets carried = 0,
Total work done = .0 unit
4)
Three monk at the temple (Solution)-
In crisis situation, all three make
effort and with sharing of load, all 3 were able to fix the problem and also
get united. So they come up with a solution for future and divide the
work proportionately.
So,
Total Buckets carried = 2,
Total work done = .33 x 3 = 1 units
learning and understanding:-
TEAM - 'T'OGETHER
'E'VERYONE
'A'CHIEVES
'M'ORE
- Unity in Strength -
Unity means oneness,
or togetherness. When there is oneness there is likely to be more strength in
opinion, more strength in action, and more strength in character. This is a
very simple and obvious fact that, if one person tries his hands on some job,
he will manage much less than what a group effort will achieve.
- Teamwork -
Team work is essential
in corporate for better output and a better bonding among employees.. In a team, Workload is shared
and individuals feel motivated to perform better than his team members
- Division of work or labour -
Division of labour represents a
qualitative increase in productivity. In a successful organization, work and
labour is divided as per economic, technological and physical strength of
individual. Such structured division lead to success.
A good team can perform any task, the
authority and responsibilities need to be delegated properly. It
is true that a miss-happening brings people together but that doesn't mean, we
should wait for one to put things in order.
