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One day, a professor was conducting a study at sea. He went
out to sea in a 'sampan' with an oarsman. The oarsman job is
to row the 'sampan'. The oarsman was an old and quiet man.
This was fine with the professor as he did not want any
disturbance while he did his work.
For many hours, the professor examined water specimens from the
sea and wrote down notes in his book. The oarsman looked up to
the sky and thought to himself, " Hmm??it looks like it's going to
rain".
Finally, when the professor had completed his work, he said,
"Okay, let's get back to the shore". Only during the journey
back did the professor speak to the oarsman.
"How long have you been rowing boats?" asked the professor.
"Almost all my life", replied the oarsman.
"Your whole life? So you don't know anything else besides
rowing boats?" asked the professor.
The oarsman just shook his head from side to side.
"Do you know geography?" asked the professor. The oarsman
shook his head quietly.
"In that case, you have lost 25 percent of your life,"said
the professor.
"Do you know biology?" The oarsman shook his head.
"You poor soul. You have lost 50 percent of your life. Do you
know physics?" Again, the oarsman simply shook his head.
"How pitiful, you have lost 75 percent of your life then, you
are so unfortunate, you don't know anything.
You have wasted your whole life just rowing boats," said the
professor arrogantly. The oarsman just kept quiet.
A few minutes later, it started to rain. Suddenly a huge wave
swept the 'sampan' and overturned it.
The professor and the oarsman were thrown into the sea.
Now, the oarsman asked the professor, "By the way, do you
know how to swim?". The professor shook his head.
"In that case, you have lost 100 percent of your life!!,"
cried the oarsman as he swam to the shore.
THE END
The moral of this story is:
It is no use having a high I.Q. or intelligence, if you do
not know the more important things in life.
Someone may seem stupid in something that has nothing to do
with his career or life. But he is a master in his line of work.
So, do not look down on others just because
they seem ignorant or stupid, because they may in fact
be more successful than us.
out to sea in a 'sampan' with an oarsman. The oarsman job is
to row the 'sampan'. The oarsman was an old and quiet man.
This was fine with the professor as he did not want any
disturbance while he did his work.
For many hours, the professor examined water specimens from the
sea and wrote down notes in his book. The oarsman looked up to
the sky and thought to himself, " Hmm??it looks like it's going to
rain".
Finally, when the professor had completed his work, he said,
"Okay, let's get back to the shore". Only during the journey
back did the professor speak to the oarsman.
"How long have you been rowing boats?" asked the professor.
"Almost all my life", replied the oarsman.
"Your whole life? So you don't know anything else besides
rowing boats?" asked the professor.
The oarsman just shook his head from side to side.
"Do you know geography?" asked the professor. The oarsman
shook his head quietly.
"In that case, you have lost 25 percent of your life,"said
the professor.
"Do you know biology?" The oarsman shook his head.
"You poor soul. You have lost 50 percent of your life. Do you
know physics?" Again, the oarsman simply shook his head.
"How pitiful, you have lost 75 percent of your life then, you
are so unfortunate, you don't know anything.
You have wasted your whole life just rowing boats," said the
professor arrogantly. The oarsman just kept quiet.
A few minutes later, it started to rain. Suddenly a huge wave
swept the 'sampan' and overturned it.
The professor and the oarsman were thrown into the sea.
Now, the oarsman asked the professor, "By the way, do you
know how to swim?". The professor shook his head.
"In that case, you have lost 100 percent of your life!!,"
cried the oarsman as he swam to the shore.
THE END
The moral of this story is:
It is no use having a high I.Q. or intelligence, if you do
not know the more important things in life.
Someone may seem stupid in something that has nothing to do
with his career or life. But he is a master in his line of work.
So, do not look down on others just because
they seem ignorant or stupid, because they may in fact
be more successful than us.
