why are people carrying away small stones
2006-06-12 07:12:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It means that, if you start small, those small steps will eventually add up to great things.
So, you start moving a mountain by moving small stones. Over time, those small stones will equal the mountain.
2006-06-12 07:16:24 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Pastafarian 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you can't carry away the whole mountain at once. That is why they are carrying away small stones...you have to move the mountain a piece at a time. It means that if you have a huge job or task to do and it seems impossible, don't try doing it all at once, do it a little at a time and eventually it will get done. Example. The interior of your house needs painting. That's a huge job to do all the rooms. You don't do them all in one day. You do it a room at a time. One day the bathroom. Rest a couple of days. Then work on the kitchen. Etc. Good advice.
2006-06-12 14:17:34 · answer #2 · answered by Jenny A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that even the biggest job starts small. To carry away small stones is to tear down the mountain bit by bit.
2006-06-12 14:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by keri gee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-25 18:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that a large task is accomplished by doing small things. It takes time to do a big thing like move a mountain. The whole mountain cannot be moved at once, so one rock is taken at a time.
2006-06-12 14:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Kristen S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that if you want to do something big you have to start somewhere small. You can't try to move an entire mountain at once. you have to start somewhere smaller, like the stones at the bottom. You have to take your time and start somewhere small to accomplish something big.
2006-06-12 14:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by tdmcarpenter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It,s a metaphor which shows that big work or achievement is the accumulation of small work.It,s for praising continuation of work even if it is small work
2006-06-12 14:20:40 · answer #7 · answered by Ahmad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All things that appear impossible can be done if you do a little bit at a time. It might take longer but it can be done
2006-06-12 14:17:18 · answer #8 · answered by citalopraming 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take care of the little things first, and the rest will follow
2006-06-12 14:16:16 · answer #9 · answered by beetee44 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means u can't get it all in a second-u have to take it slow
2006-06-12 14:17:18 · answer #10 · answered by oana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋