Story of Corn Growers

My dad is the type of business person that makes me confuse of what he's done to his employee. Most people in their business, do not want to divide the secret recipe to others, or science major, but my dad was little bit different instead. He never stingy to share his knowledge, about anything regarding how to make shoes perfectly from the beginning to an end to his  employees, all of them are  taught to make shoes.

None science which he had hidden from. Not only that, he pushed them to be separated and independent from my father once they have known everything about how to make shoes properly.
Me and Andre, my brother at that time were wondering, anyhow giving some education to  employees to become an independent business person is not a good decision.

Dad tried to explain the concept of simple story. The story that I do still remember till now.
"Have I ever said to you about the story of a corn farmer who succeed?" He asked.
Me and Andre were just shaking  our head.

"Long time ago, there was a corn farmer who was very successful.", Dad stopped taking a breather. Me and Andre were listened enthusiastically.

With the tone of a storyteller  style, he continued, "In the country, annually was held a contest maize, to find which the farmers who produce the best corn. most of the time, the winner was a successful farmer , he often won the contest corn. Not just once, but many times and virtually every contest held corn farmer is the winner. You know what was the secret? "Asked Father toward us.

 

"Fertilizer secret?", Andre response rapidly.
 "No, not that secret. One time a reporter asked about this to a successful farmer, what the secret ingredient  he could possibly did to   win the contest corn for many times. The farmer replied, 'there is no secret ingredient , I just shared my best maize seeds to other farmers surround me "

"but why it was given even the best corn seed to the neighbors? But how he could have been won? weird ! "I asked.

"That's the key," Dad smiled. "Alin, have you thought  to learn science at school, right? On plants have pollen and pistil? "

"yes I did" I said, nodding.
"We know that the wind blow away the pollen from the flowers mature, and then spread it out from one field to another field. ', Father's hand twitched like a storyteller.

"Imagine if the neighboring corn crop is bad, then the pollen is dispersed into a farmer's field. It certainly lowers the quality of the corn. "
My sister nodded begin to understand.

Dad continued, "Conversely, if the corn crop which was seeded by our neighbors was good, then the pollen carried by the wind from their corn fields,  would be a good one as well, this is when we want to get the good corn, we must help our neighbors to get a good corn anyway.

"So that would be it with our lives my kids. If we want to achieve success, we must help one to another to be a successful too. Those who want to live well must help the people around him to live well too. "Father closed his story wisely.