Small is big, Big is small

Once upon a time in Japan during the Shoguns era, there is a stable boy working on the horses everyday. By trade this boy is an excellent craftsman, secretly learning the trade of making good Katanas from his observation of other craftsmen daily chore of producing very sharp katanas for the Samurai warriors. Before long, he started to produce his own Katanas all the while not neglecting his responsibilities in upkeep the warlord's stable and its war horses. After some time, he manage to produce an excellent Katana, one that is sharp, strong yet flexible. A trait that is highly appreciated by warriors.

One of the elder craftmen notice this and quickly coaxed the stable boy into telling him the secret behind his sword making technique. The stable boy got excited and felt appreciated thus telling all he could remember and the detailed steps up to how much coal was used to heat the sword. The elderly craftsman learned all the secret and in a swift move accused the stable boy as being a spy for the other warlords. The surprised stable boy felt sad and dumb, knowing full well he will be punished or perhaps executed for his 'crime'. What is his crime exactly? Well his crime is that he is too silly and trusting of the old craftsman.

A tribunal was set up and the Shogun was invited as the judge at the tribunal. The stable boy was produced infront of the jury and he told his part of the story to them. Unpertubed by the hostility he told everyone what has happened and how the old wily craftsman has coaxed him into telling his sword making secrets and them blamed him for a crime he didn't do.

The Shogun listened tentatively and asked for the imperial guards to search the stable boy's shack. In there they found nothing and no trace of treachery or betrayal from the boy side. There was simply no case against the stable boy and the jury has to let him loose while thinly veiled threats were thrown at him should he thought of betraying the Shogun clan. Things went back to normal, the accuser was not questioned while the boy has went through hell and back due to some accusation that was thrown his way.

The stable boy was very disappointed, he lost the chance to present to Japan his katana, the old craftman got the credit and he almost lost his life due to the accusation. He became demotivated, he became negative and he became nonchalant. His work rate diminished and the horses suffered as a result.

One day a rival clan attack the citadel when the Shogun was out fighting another clan. A messenger with the fastest horse was sent out to seek the return of the Shogun and his warriors. However half way through its journey, the horse fell and injured itself and killing the messenger. The root cause of the fall? A failling horse shoe that was poorly fitted to the horse by the stable boy. The message was never delivered and the citadel fell in the 2nd day. By the 4th day the Shogun and his warrior came back and was ambushed in their own citadel. In one swift move, the Shogun was defeated, shamed and out of luck he committed suicide to preserve his family honor....

The moral of the story?

For the failure of the horse shoe, the message was not delivered.
For the message was not delivered, the warning was not sent.
For the warning not sent, the Shogun lost his citadel and life.

Life is a funny thing, sometime small things will lead to big issues.
If we're not careful on how we thread our moves in life, problems and troubles will be your friend.
Don't underestimate small things, it might lead to a big obstacle if not handled properly.