The Nail
A man and a nail had a conversation.
The nail said to the man: "For years as I remain stuck in this wall I
have wondered what my fate will be."
The man said: "It appears that many things could happen. You could be
ripped out with pliers or the wood you rest in could burn or the
plank could rot -- so many things."
Said the nail: "I should have known better than to ask such foolish
questions! Nobody can forsee the future, let alone a variety of them,
all so unlikely."
It is always shocking to hear the raw truth. What we don't like is
the bitter pill, but we like the one that is sugar coated. So the
nail waited, until someone else came along, someone who would talk
intelligently, and not threaten him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, do we really want to hear the truth about us, or even our present
situation?
Have you ever felt like the nail? How well do you confront reality?
- Doug Constant
A man and a nail had a conversation.
The nail said to the man: "For years as I remain stuck in this wall I
have wondered what my fate will be."
The man said: "It appears that many things could happen. You could be
ripped out with pliers or the wood you rest in could burn or the
plank could rot -- so many things."
Said the nail: "I should have known better than to ask such foolish
questions! Nobody can forsee the future, let alone a variety of them,
all so unlikely."
It is always shocking to hear the raw truth. What we don't like is
the bitter pill, but we like the one that is sugar coated. So the
nail waited, until someone else came along, someone who would talk
intelligently, and not threaten him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, do we really want to hear the truth about us, or even our present
situation?
Have you ever felt like the nail? How well do you confront reality?
- Doug Constant
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