倒水的哲理物品中的励志故事
文/旗王
大学毕业后好几个月，我一直都在人才市场不停地奔波着，希望能够找到一个适合自己的职位。那天，我看到国内一家着名的民营企业招聘一位秘书，因为待遇非常优厚，吸引了许多像我一样刚毕业的大学生。很幸运，我在几百名应聘的大学生中成为被公司通知面试的二十个人之一。
虽然已被通知面试，但我很清楚将去公司面试的这二十个人，谁都比我更为优秀，而招聘的秘书职位只有一个。我会笑到最后吗？心里可真是一点把握也没有。
到公司面试的那天上午，我早早就来到了公司总经理办公室外等待面试。我以为自己来得早，可别人比我来得更早，大家都希望得到这个令人羡慕的职位，但也都像我一样表情掩饰不住内心的忐忑不安。
轮到我进去面试的时候，看见总经理威严而沉稳地坐在对面，我反倒冷静了许多，对总经理提出的几个面试问题，我也是对答如流。渐渐地，我欣喜地注意到，严肃的总经理脸上露出了满意的笑容。最后他轻松地说：“谢谢你，你回答得非常好，如果我们录用你会电话通知你，请帮我倒杯水来好吗？”
I walked to the water dispenser on the wall, took out two paper cups. Because I noticed an old man sitting on a sofa in the corner of the office, reading a newspaper, I thought it would be appropriate to pour him a cup of water as well when giving one to the manager. This was how I did it – pouring good water into one cup and handing it to the manager first, then pouring another cup for that old man and saying: "Here you go, please drink this."
He looked up from his newspaper and smiled at me: "Thank you, young lady."
Two days later, I received a call from the company informing me that they had decided to hire me as their secretary. The news left me almost speechless.
This story teaches us that sometimes what seems like just an ordinary task can reveal our true character and values. Giving someone else a glass of water may not seem like much but it shows our kindness and humility which are essential qualities for success in any field or position we hold.
