I don’t know much about basketball, but I do know that if you’re confronted with a chair-wielding maniac like Coach Bob Knight, that you should listen to him. Surprisingly, he was most interesting speaker I have heard in years. Rather than relay his career/professional tips, I’ll instead regurgitate three stories he told to prove his points….
An old man and his grandson are walking a donkey along the road when a car stops and the driver says, “hey old man, you should let your grandson ride on the mule”. So the kid jumps on and they carry on.
Soon enough, another car stops and the occupant says, “hey kid, get off that donkey, you should let the old man ride”. They swap places and continue on their way. (more…)
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rssTrading Wisdom- AN OLD MAN, A BOY AND A DONKEY.
Have you heard the tale of the old man, the boy and their donkey?
An old man, a boy and a donkey were going to town. The boy rode on the donkey and the old man walked. As they plodded along they passed some people who remarked it was a shame the old man was walking and the boy was riding. The man and boy thought maybe the critics were right, so they changed positions.
Later, they passed some people who remarked: “What a shame, he makes that little boy walk.” They then decided they both would walk!
Soon they passed some more people who thought they were stupid to walk when they had a decent donkey to ride. So, they both rode the donkey.
Now they passed some people that shamed them by saying how awful to put such a load on a poor donkey. The boy and man said they were probably right, so they decided to carry the donkey. As they crossed the bridge, they lost their grip on the animal and he fell into the river and drowned.
The moral of the story? (more…)