Who Moved My Cheese? is a delightful little allegory designed to help us find happiness in a constantly changing world. It is the story of four characters. Two of them are mice and two are human. These four characters live their lives in a maze looking for cheese. One morning they discover a large room with enough cheese to support them for many days. Every morning they leave home and go to the cheese.
One day however, when Hem and Haw (the little people) arrive, all the cheese is gone and so are the mice. Dumbfounded, they spend the whole day in the empty room complaining, and expecting someone to bring them more cheese. Hem goes back again and again to the same empty room, while Haw begins to consider returning to the maze and searching for new cheese.
The rest of the story details the changing attitude of Haw as he realizes that "the cheese" never stays in one place forever. We must always be like the mice, aware of the changes taking place in the world and adjust accordingly. We shouldn't be discouraged or become angry when our sources of income or happiness dry up. We should merely anticipate change and welcome the opportunity to return the maze in search of new cheese.
I was quite impressed with this story. It addresses an issue that is quite prevalent in our society. The story is simple but deep at the same time. The book has quite a few good one-liners that I want to go back and write down. This is a short little book that everyone should read.
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