In the name of God the Benificient the Most Merciful.
I was in a discussion with a few friends when we asked a friend who was so quiet to give her opinion. She said she didn't have any and said she's not that clever. That answer prompted me to tell her a story about a Professor and an old boatman. One day a prominent professor went to a jungle to do some scientific research. He had to cross a river and therefore had to hire a boatman. During the ride, the professor asked the old boatman, 'Old man! Do you know how to read?'
The boatman said,'No, Sir...'
'Arghhh... do you know, if you do not know how to read, half of your life is wasted' said the
Professor arrogantly. The poor boatman kept quiet.
'If you do not know how to read, I assume you do not know how to write. There goes half of
of your life old man! You know, I have written so many books. It's a pity that you couldn't
read any of them.' boasted the professor.
The old boatman just kept quiet.
Suddenly, in the middle of the river the boat started to sink. The professor was panicky but the boatman was calm. The boatman asked the professor a significant question,
'Sir, do you know how to swim?'
'No, I definitely do not know how...' said the scared to death professor.
'Then sir, ALL YOUR LIFE IS WASTED AND GONE NOW!' said the old boat man.
The story teaches us that actually nobody is cleverer than anybody. Einstein is not absolutely cleverer than a sweeper on the street. There may be things that the sweeper knows better than him. Just keep this in mind when you're speaking to a cleaner or a professor...
I was in a discussion with a few friends when we asked a friend who was so quiet to give her opinion. She said she didn't have any and said she's not that clever. That answer prompted me to tell her a story about a Professor and an old boatman. One day a prominent professor went to a jungle to do some scientific research. He had to cross a river and therefore had to hire a boatman. During the ride, the professor asked the old boatman, 'Old man! Do you know how to read?'
The boatman said,'No, Sir...'
'Arghhh... do you know, if you do not know how to read, half of your life is wasted' said the
Professor arrogantly. The poor boatman kept quiet.
'If you do not know how to read, I assume you do not know how to write. There goes half of
of your life old man! You know, I have written so many books. It's a pity that you couldn't
read any of them.' boasted the professor.
The old boatman just kept quiet.
Suddenly, in the middle of the river the boat started to sink. The professor was panicky but the boatman was calm. The boatman asked the professor a significant question,
'Sir, do you know how to swim?'
'No, I definitely do not know how...' said the scared to death professor.
'Then sir, ALL YOUR LIFE IS WASTED AND GONE NOW!' said the old boat man.
The story teaches us that actually nobody is cleverer than anybody. Einstein is not absolutely cleverer than a sweeper on the street. There may be things that the sweeper knows better than him. Just keep this in mind when you're speaking to a cleaner or a professor...
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