The Bundle of Sticks

An old man on the point of death
Around him, his sons gathered
To receive from him some parting advice
That was learnt from his own father

He ordered for a bundle of sticks
And said to his eldest son
"I want you to try and break this bundle"
But he could not get it done

The other sons they also tried
But found they could not break
"Untie the sticks," the father said
"And one stick you each will take."

"Try break them now," the father said
And they broke them easily
"I hope you see my meaning now"
"There is strength in unity"

'Union gives strength'

The typical "sum of its whole is greater than its parts" which is true but only if they work together. A lot of work today involves teamwork but you can't expect every team to succeed. If they're incompatible with each other, they're gonna fight and break up. That was what it was like for us, always changing members. Sometimes though for certain events, we had the pick of the crop and those were one of the better memories I had of working. Regardless of the parts, the point here is to be united because that's where the strength lies.

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