lydoss
02-03-2002, 06:29 PM
There once was a school of fish that swam in a great big lake. They were all smart fish, and they all had the same hobby. They enjoyed sharing knowledge about their hobby because that improved it tremendously.
But a fisherman found the lake. He wanted to see if there were any fish that weren't so smart. He wanted to find fish that would fall for his bait, so he cast his bait into the lake and flaunted it, mercilessly. Lo and behold, he caught fish, one after the other - unsuspecting fish, eager to snatch up a morsel of the fisherman's bait. Other fish could do nothing but watch in disgust as the fisherman picked off the fish one by one.
The fisherman was happy, so happy he continued to throw out his bait day after day, because he knew every day there would be some poor soul to catch. Even after much discussion and counsel about the fisherman amongst the fish, he still threw his bait out, and STILL some fell for it. It was a remarkable event, that this fisherman could be so successful with such an intelligent group of fish.
One day, a school of fish talked about ways to get rid of the fisherman. They thought maybe they could stop him from throwing his bait out, but that was impossible. He had the right to fish in the lake, just as the fish had the right to swim there.
"Maybe we can take his bait, angrily, and let him know we are tired of his antics," some said. But that did not work, because the fisherman was still getting what he wanted - tasty catches to torment and enjoy. Finally, a group of fish rose and said, "Hey, let's not fall for the bait. Let's ignore the fisherman and his taunting worm. If he can't catch any fish here, he's surely to tire and look elsewhere."
So the fish of the lake made an intelligent pact with one another - they ignored the fisherman's bait. Yes, the fisherman kept trying and trying, and some fish were eager to take the bait, and some poor souls did just that. After some time, however, once all the fish realized he would just go away, they stopped taking the bait. The fisherman grew weary of trying to catch fish in the lake, when the fish would not take his bait, and so he moved on to cast his bait elsewhere, never to bother the fish again. So it was that the fish lived happily in the lake, and the conversation turned back to the hobby that they loved.
The end.
Mike
But a fisherman found the lake. He wanted to see if there were any fish that weren't so smart. He wanted to find fish that would fall for his bait, so he cast his bait into the lake and flaunted it, mercilessly. Lo and behold, he caught fish, one after the other - unsuspecting fish, eager to snatch up a morsel of the fisherman's bait. Other fish could do nothing but watch in disgust as the fisherman picked off the fish one by one.
The fisherman was happy, so happy he continued to throw out his bait day after day, because he knew every day there would be some poor soul to catch. Even after much discussion and counsel about the fisherman amongst the fish, he still threw his bait out, and STILL some fell for it. It was a remarkable event, that this fisherman could be so successful with such an intelligent group of fish.
One day, a school of fish talked about ways to get rid of the fisherman. They thought maybe they could stop him from throwing his bait out, but that was impossible. He had the right to fish in the lake, just as the fish had the right to swim there.
"Maybe we can take his bait, angrily, and let him know we are tired of his antics," some said. But that did not work, because the fisherman was still getting what he wanted - tasty catches to torment and enjoy. Finally, a group of fish rose and said, "Hey, let's not fall for the bait. Let's ignore the fisherman and his taunting worm. If he can't catch any fish here, he's surely to tire and look elsewhere."
So the fish of the lake made an intelligent pact with one another - they ignored the fisherman's bait. Yes, the fisherman kept trying and trying, and some fish were eager to take the bait, and some poor souls did just that. After some time, however, once all the fish realized he would just go away, they stopped taking the bait. The fisherman grew weary of trying to catch fish in the lake, when the fish would not take his bait, and so he moved on to cast his bait elsewhere, never to bother the fish again. So it was that the fish lived happily in the lake, and the conversation turned back to the hobby that they loved.
The end.
Mike