3 Monks - a Visual marvel !!

One day Dr. Mandi asked us to watch an animation movie clip 'Three Buddhist Monks'. It's a 20 minutes movie and it is capable of teaching you management in its own way, Dr. Mandi told us.
And all that was said was true. This visual marvel has provided us insight about management.

This movie taught us not only effective team work but Also, showing us that the main ingredient of management is interaction with people, which leads the organization to path of mutual growth.

Introduction


After the cultural revolution and the fall of the political Gang of four in 1976, the film was one of the first animations created as part of the rebirth period. It is also referred to as The Three Buddhist Priests.

Three Monks  is a Chinese animated feature film produced by the Shanghai Animation Film Studio. After the cultural revolution and the fall of the political Gang of Four in 1976, the film was one of the first animations created as part of the rebirth period. It is also referred to as The Three Buddhist Priests.

Background



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." The film does not contain any dialogues, allowing it to be watched by any culture, and a wonderful musical score has complimented the visuals. The film tells the story from the aspect of the Buddhist Bhikkshu.

Story

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 Learning
-  This story teaches us that it is inappropriate to shirk responsibility and proper measures should be taken before a catastrophe occurs.
-  As the saying goes, :United we stand Divided we fall" we should co operate with each other and work together in a harmonious manner.

-  Everyone is capable of being selfish, but doing so diminishes our ability to cooperate with one another.

- We should make the best use of each other's potential in our group by understanding strengths and weaknesses and work towards realization of  our potential.