Dan’s Surfing Snippets

Wisdom transcends continents and cultures. These little gems of knowledge were given at a Metro Dayton Chapter of BNI (www.bni-referrals.com) Educational Moment by Sheri Smith of National City Mortgage in Troy, OH and are well worth sharing. See if you can determine the meaning before reading the translation.

A ripe melon falls by itself - Zimbabwe

(All things happen when their time comes.)

Talking does not fill the basket in the farm - West Africa

(Success requires planning and hard work.)

If your house is burning, that is not time to go hunting

(Priorities are important in life and planning activities.)

Lack of knowledge is darker than night - Nigeria

(Knowledge is light.)

A bird is in the air, but it’s mind is on the ground

(Where ever you are it is important to remember where you came from and what is important.)

Do not insult the crocodile until you cross the water

(Be careful about criticizing others.)

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

(Focus, Focus, Focus.)

For tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.