Modern Panchtantra Story [ IT HUMOR ]
Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday market.
One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell into the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe), he started praying to the River Goddess. The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river.
As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty. She showed him a matchbox and asked, "Is this your computer?"
Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer replied, "No."
She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his. Annoyed, the engineer said, "No, not at all!"
Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his. The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said, "Yes."
The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own?"
The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM!" So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!
Moral: If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a genius than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday market.
One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off the table and fell into the river. Encouraged by the Panchatantra story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe), he started praying to the River Goddess. The River Goddess wanted to test him and so appeared only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer told her that he had lost his computer in the river.
As usual, the Goddess wanted to test his honesty. She showed him a matchbox and asked, "Is this your computer?"
Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of computer awareness, the engineer replied, "No."
She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and asked if that was his. Annoyed, the engineer said, "No, not at all!"
Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and asked if it was his. The engineer, left with no option, sighed and said, "Yes."
The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was about to give him all three items, but before she could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't you know that you're supposed to show me some better computers before bringing up my own?"
The River Goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the latest computers from IBM!" So saying, she disappeared with the Pentium!!
Moral: If you're not up-to-date with technology trends, it's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a genius than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
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This is a good lesson on not to decide based on pre-conceived perceptions and attitude of "I know all" can spell disastrous results. That was a good veriosn of modern panchatantra.
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Dear Vk,
You hit the nail on the head regarding the know-it-all attitude of our present software engineers. This is a nice piece that can still be used in seminars to exemplify overconfidence and also to encourage our people to stay up-to-date with technological developments. Keep it up.
Regards,
Anand
From India, Coimbatore
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23You hit the nail on the head regarding the know-it-all attitude of our present software engineers. This is a nice piece that can still be used in seminars to exemplify overconfidence and also to encourage our people to stay up-to-date with technological developments. Keep it up.
Regards,
Anand
From India, Coimbatore
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