LOOK AT THE ROOTS (From oh life relax please)

Many of you have high regard for Japanese products that are sold all over the world. Many American and European companies are in mortal fear of the invasion of Japanese products in the markets.

Let us take an examble of the honda company, a leading automobile manufacturer. In one traces the roots of this company one can find the preseverance of a very simple and ordinary Japanese man named Honda.

Honda was a simple person. He attempted to design a new type of piston to improve the performance of cars. He was sure his attempt would yeild path breaking results. He offered his designs to Toyota. The engineers turned his offer down without even meeting him. But he did not lose heart. His repeated his attempts at meeting Toyota engineers finally succeeded but only to see that his product was ridiculed by them. Not losing heart, he went into great details to convince them. At last he obtained an order to supply pistons to Toyota. Honda invested all his resources - money, knowledge hard work as capital and constructed a part of producing pistons. Suddenly there was an earthquake in Japan that destroyed his factory.

Yet Honda reposed faith in his own ability!

Once again, he started consturction afresh.

When it was ready and the production was to start the following week, World War II broke out. Bombs bombarded Japan and most of the country was devastated and so was Honda's factory.

Although Honda lost his FACTORY, PROPERTY, WEALTH, AND FRIENDS , he did not lost his self confidence. He continued his efforts and began to construct his factory for the third time.

Today, finally the Honda Car Company produces and sells more cars than toyota. Honda was not only an example for the word perseverance, but also added honour to it.