MAN IN A BALLOON
Added on: 20th Nov 2015
A MAN IN A HOT AIR BALLOON
REALISED HE WAS LOST.
HE REDUCED ALTITUDE AND
SPOTTED A WOMAN BELOW.
HE DESCENDED A BIT MORE AND SHOUTED,
"EXCUSE ME, CAN YOU HELP ME?
I PROMISED A FRIEND I WOULD
MEET HIM AN HOUR AGO,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM."
THE WOMAN BELOW REPLIED,
"YOU'RE IN A HOT AIR BALLOON
HOVERING APPROXIMATELY
30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.
YOU'RE BETWEEN 40 AND 41 DEGREES
NORTH LATITUDE AND BETWEEN
59 AND 60 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE."
"YOU MUST BE AN ENGINEER,"
SAID THE BALLOONIST.
"I AM," REPLIED THE WOMAN,
"HOW DID YOU KNOW?"
"WELL," ANSWERED THE BALLOONIST,
"EVERYTHING YOU TOLD ME IS
TECHNICALLY CORRECT,
BUT I'VE NO IDEA WHAT TO MAKE
OF YOUR INFORMATION
AND THE FACT IS I'M STILL LOST.
FRANKLY, YOU'VE NOT BEEN MUCH HELP AT ALL.
IF ANYTHING, YOU'VE DELAYED MY TRIP."
THE WOMAN BELOW RESPONDED,
"YOU MUST BE IN MANAGEMENT."
"I AM," REPLIED THE BALLOONIST,
"BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW?"
"WELL," SAID THE WOMAN,
"YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE
OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YOU HAVE RISEN TO WHERE YOU ARE
DUE TO A LARGE QUANTITY OF HOT AIR.
YOU MADE A PROMISE,
WHICH YOU'VE NO IDEA HOW TO KEEP
AND YOU EXPECT PEOPLE BENEATH YOU
TO SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS.
THE FACT IS YOU ARE IN EXACTLY
THE SAME POSITION YOU WERE IN BEFORE WE MET
BUT NOW, SOMEHOW,
IT'S MY FAULT."
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