the princes of serendip
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THE PRINCES OF SERENDIP
THE THREE PRINCES OF SERENDIP
English version of Peregrinaggio di tre giovani
figliuoli del re di
Serendippo
Published by Michele Tramezzino in Venice in
1557
Serendip is the Persian and Urdu name of Sri
Lanka
SERENDIP
A former name for Sri Lanka. A word coined
by Horace Walpole, who says (Let. to Mann, 28 Jan.
1754) that he had formed it upon the title of the
fairy-tale `The Three Princes of Serendip', the
heroes of which `were always making
discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of
things they were not in quest of'.
THE STORY
"In ancient times, a great and powerful king by the
name of Giaffer had three sons. And being a good
father and very concerned about their education, he
decided that he had to leave them endowed not
only with great power, but also with all kinds of
virtues of which princes are particularly in need."
The king searches out the best tutors to teach
them in such a way that they could be
immediately recognized as his very own.
When the tutors are pleased with the progress that
the three princes make in the arts and sciences they
report it to the king.
However, the king still doubts their training,
he declares that he will retire leaving them as king.
Each politely declines, affirming the father's superior
wisdom and fitness to rule.
The king is pleased, but fearing that his sons'
education may have been too sheltered and privileged,
he pretend to be anger at them for refusing the throne
and sends them away from the land.
The lost Camel
THE LOST CAMEL
No sooner do the three princes arrive abroad than they trace
clues to identify precisely a camel they have never seen. They
conclude that the camel is lame, blind in one eye, missing a
tooth, carrying a pregnant woman, and bearing honey on one
side and butter on the other. When they later encounter the
merchant who has lost the camel, they report their
observations to him. He accuses them of stealing the camel and
takes them to the Emperor Beramo, where he demands
punishment.
Beramo asks how they are able to give such an accurate
description of the camel if they have never seen it. It is
clear from the princes' replies that they have used small
clues to infer cleverly the nature of the camel.
At this moment a traveller enters the scene to say that he
has just found a missing camel wandering in the desert.
Beramo spares the lives of the Three Princes, lavishes rich
rewards on them and appoints them to be his advisors.
ARE ENTREPRENEURS BORN OR MADE?
Character of an entrepreneur: Initiator, willingness
to take risks, embodies the leadership to bring
together the capital and resources for the
organization, pursue their goal.
BILL GATES - MICROSOFT
Bill Gates was brought up in a
family with an entrepreneurial
spirit. He saw the example set
by his parents and was
encouraged by them to set up
his own business.
According to research by Vivek Wadhwa at UC Berkeley, the average
age when an entrepreneur starts a high-tech company is 40 – after
15-20 years of work experience.
This work experience gives them enough time to learn essential
functional and management skills including how to build products,
how to market and sell them, and how to build, grow and manage
teams.
And finally, it is time that allows you to formulate ideas and get to
know people who you trust implicitly that can help you turn those
ideas into a company.
We can’t pick our parents nor our
upbringing. We can, however, choose
how hard we work,
what skills we develop and
how we can be our best self.
RESOURES:
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Princes_of_Serendi
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http://livingheritage.org/three_princes.htm
http://www.forbes.com/sites/laurayecies/2012/01/0
6/are-entrepreneurs-born-or-made-views-from-the-l
ife-of-a-made-entrepreneur/
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