WHAT DOES THIS STORY TELL US ABOUT LIFE ?
George
and Lenny decide to cross North America in a hot air
balloon. However, neither were particularly experienced balloonists, and
Lenny's mind quickly drifted from navigation to thoughts of how clouds look
like cuddly little bunny rabbits. Upon realising that they were lost, George
declared, "Lenny -- we are going to have to lose some altitude so we can
figure out where we are."
George lets some hot air out of the balloon, which slowly descended below the clouds, but he still couldn't tell where they were. Far below, they could see a man on the ground. George lowered the balloon, to ask the man their location.
When they were low enough, George called down to the man, "Hey, can you tell us where we are?" The man on the ground yelled back, "You're in a balloon, about 100 feet up in the air."
George Called down to the man, "You must be a lawyer." "Gee, George," Lenny replied, "How can you tell?" George answered, "Because the advice he gave us is 100% accurate, and is completely useless".
The man called back up to the balloon, "You must be a client." George yelled back, "Why do you say that?" "Well," the man replied, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You got into your predicament through a lack of planning, and could have avoided it by asking for help and advice before you acted. You expect me to provide an instant remedy. The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, and now that I'm unable to get you out of this predicament you have the gall to turn on me."
ANSWER : Firstly , as pompous know-it-all amateurs, we often take decisions which hindsight then exposes as being both "naive and disastrous ". Secondly , we seek advice about locking the stable door only after the horse has bolted. Finally, with regards to lawyers , they are more likely to exacerbate the problem then remedy it.
George lets some hot air out of the balloon, which slowly descended below the clouds, but he still couldn't tell where they were. Far below, they could see a man on the ground. George lowered the balloon, to ask the man their location.
When they were low enough, George called down to the man, "Hey, can you tell us where we are?" The man on the ground yelled back, "You're in a balloon, about 100 feet up in the air."
George Called down to the man, "You must be a lawyer." "Gee, George," Lenny replied, "How can you tell?" George answered, "Because the advice he gave us is 100% accurate, and is completely useless".
The man called back up to the balloon, "You must be a client." George yelled back, "Why do you say that?" "Well," the man replied, "you don't know where you are, or where you are going. You got into your predicament through a lack of planning, and could have avoided it by asking for help and advice before you acted. You expect me to provide an instant remedy. The fact is you are in the exact same position you were in before we met, and now that I'm unable to get you out of this predicament you have the gall to turn on me."
ANSWER : Firstly , as pompous know-it-all amateurs, we often take decisions which hindsight then exposes as being both "naive and disastrous ". Secondly , we seek advice about locking the stable door only after the horse has bolted. Finally, with regards to lawyers , they are more likely to exacerbate the problem then remedy it.
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