What Would You Do If The Bird Does Not Sing?

What Would You Do If The Bird Does Not Sing?

A piece of Japanese art showing a bird flying through flowers.

Oda Nobunaga said “Kill it if it does not sing.”
Tokugawa Ieyasu said “Wait until it sings.”
Toyotomi Hideyoshi said “Make it want to sing.”

Make it want to sing.

Pretty powerful stuff.

When you’re having trouble in your relationships, which path do you take?

Do you enter into battle?
Do you avoid the issue, or wait for it to correct itself?
Do you inspire others?

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