Who Moved My Cheese?

"Cheese"–a metaphor for what we want to have in life, whether it is a job, a relationship, money, a big house, freedom, 　
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　Each of us has our own idea of what Cheese is, and we pursue it because we believe it makes us happy. If we get it, we often 　
　
become attached to it. And if we lose it, or it's taken away, it can be traumatic. 　
　ONCE, long ago, there lived 4 little characters who ran through a maze looking for cheese to nourish them make them happy. 　
　Two were mice named "Sniff" "Scurry" and two were little people named "Hem" "Haw". 　
　Every morning, the mice the little people dressed in their running gear headed over to Cheese Station C where they found their 　
　
own kind of cheese. It was a large store of Cheese that Hem Haw eventually moved their homes to be closer to it built a social 　
　
life around it. 　
　To make themselves feel more at home, Hem Haw decorated the walls with sayings. One read: "Having Cheese Makes you Happy". 　
　
　Having Cheese Makes You Happy 　
　One morning, Sniff Scurry arrived at Cheese Station C discovered there was no cheese. 　
　
　They weren't surprised. Since they had noticed the supply of cheese had been getting smaller every day, they were prepared for 　
　
the inevitable knew instinctively what to do. They were quickly off in search of New Cheese. 　
　Later that same day, Hem Haw arrived. "What！ No Cheese. Who moved my Cheese. It's not fair！", Hem yelled. They went home 　
　
that night hungry discouraged. But before they left, Haw wrote on the wall: 　
　　 The More Important Your Cheese is To You, 　
　　 The More You Want To Hold Onto It. 　
　The next day Hem Haw left their homes, returned to Cheese Station C. But situation hadn't changed. Haw asked, "Where are Sniff 　
　
Scurry. Do you think they know something we don't." Hem scoffed, "What would they know. They're just simple mice. They just 　
　
respond to what happens. We're little people. We're smarter." 　
　
　Haw suggested, "Maybe we should stop analyzing the situation so much and just get going find some New Cheese. 　
　Haw decided to leave Cheese Station C while Hem was more comfortable staying in the cheeseless Station C. Haw announced, "It's 　
　
MAZE time！" and wrote: 　
　
　　　　If You Do Not Change, 　
　　　　You Can Become Extinct 　
　
　
　Meanwhile, Sniff Scurry went farther into the maze until they found Cheese Station N. They found what they had been looking 　
　
for: a great supply of New Cheese. It was the biggest store of cheese the mice had ever seen. 　
　
　Haw on the other hand become more anxious wondered if he really wanted to go out into the Maze. He wrote a saying on the wall 　
　
ahead of him stared at it for some time: 　
　　　　 What Would You Do 　
　　　　 If You Weren't Afraid. 　
　
　
　Haw now realized that the change probably would not have taken him by surprise if he had been watching what was happening all 　
　
along and if he had anticipated change. He stopped for a rest wrote on the wall of the Maze: 　
　
　　　　 Smell The Cheese Often 　
　　　　 So You Know 　
　
　　　　When It Is Getting Old. 　
　
　
　 Haw wondered if Hem had moved on, or if he was still paralyzed by his own fears. Then, Haw remembered the times when he had 　
　
felt his best in the Maze. It was when he was moving along. 　
He wrote: 　
　
　　　　Movement In A New Direction Helps You Find 　
　　　　New Cheese. 　
　
　
　As Haw started running down the dark corridor, he began to smile. Haw didn't realize it yet, but he was discovering what 　
　
nourished his soul. He was letting go trusting what lay ahead for him, even though he did not know exactly what it was. 　
　
　To his surprise, Haw started to enjoy himself more more. He stopped to write again on the wall: 　
　　　When You Move Beyond Your Fear, 　
　
　　　　 You Feel Free. 　
　
　
　 To make things even better, Haw started to paint a picture in his mind again. He saw himself in great realistic detail, 　
　
sitting in the middle of a pile of all his favorite cheeses-from Cheddar to Brie！ He saw himself eating the many cheeses he 　
　
liked, he enjoyed what he saw. 　
　
　The more clearly he saw the image of himself enjoying New Cheese, the more real believable it became. He wrote: 　
　　　　　Imagining Myself 　
　　　　　Enjoying New Cheese, 　
　
　　　　　Even Before I Find It, 　
　
　　　　　Leads Me To It. 　
　
　
　Haw wondered why he had always thought that a change would lead to something worse. Now he realized that change could lead to 　
　
something better. 　
　
　Then he raced through the Maze with greater strength agility. Until he found bits of New Cheese. He entered the Cheese Station 　
　
but it was empty. Someone had already been there. 　
　He stopped wrote on the wall: 　
　　　　　　　 The Quicker You 　
　　　　　　 Let Go Of Old Cheese, 　
　
　　　　　　　The Sooner 　
　
　　　　　　 you Find New Cheese. 　
　
　
　Haw made his way back to Cheese Station C to offer Hem bits of New Cheese but was turned down. Hem wanted his own Cheese back. 　
　
Haw just shook his head in disappointment but this does not stop him from finding New Cheese. He smiled as he realized: 　
　
　　　　　　 It Is Safer 　
　　　　　 To Search In The Maze 　
　
　　　　　　Than Remain 　
　
　　　　　In The Cheeseless Situation. 　
　
　
　Haw realized again, that what you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is 　
　
worse than the situation that actually exists. 　
　
He realizes it was natural for change to continually occur, whether you expect it or not. Change could surprise you only if you 　
　
didn't expect it weren't looking for it. 　
　When he realized he had changed his beliefs, he paused to write on the wall: 　
　　　　　　 　
　　　　　　　 Old Beliefs 　
　　　　　　 Do Not Lead You To 　
　
　　　　　　　 New Cheese. 　
　
　
　Haw now realized that his new beliefs were encouraging him to behave in a new way. He was behaving differently from the way he 　
　
had when he had kept returning to the same cheeseless station. 　
　
　It all depends on what you choose to believe. He wrote on the wall: 　
　
　　　　　　When You See That You Can Find And Enjoy New Cheese, 　
　　　　　　　　 You Change Course. 　
　
　Haw just hoped he was heading in the right direction. He thought about the possibility that Hem would read The Handwriting On 　
　
The Wall find his way. 　
　
　He wrote on the wall what he had been thinking about for some time: 　
　
　　　 Noticing Small Changes Early Helps You Adapt To The Bigger Changes 　
　　　　　　　　　 That Are To Come. 　
　
　
　He continued on through the Maze with greater strength speed. He proceeded along a corridor that was new to him, rounded a 　
　
corner, found New Cheese at Cheese Station N where he saw the greatest supply of Cheese he had ever seen.Sniff Scurry welcomed 　
　
him. 　
　
　 "Hooray for Change！" 　
　 Haw wrote down a summary of what he had learned on the largest wall of Cheese Station N smiled as he looked at what he had 　
　
learned: 　
　　　　　　　THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL 　
　　　　　　　Change Happens 　
　　　　　　　Anticipate Change 　
　　　　　　　Monitor Change 　
　　　　　　　Adapt To Change Quickly 　
　　　　　　　Change 　
　　　　　　　Enjoy Change ！ 　
　　　　　　　Be Ready To Change Quickly Enjoy It Again.