A father and son went fishing one day. After a couple hours out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about theworld around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father thought for a moment, then replied, "Don't rightly know, son."
The boy returned to his contemplation, then turned back to his father, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don't rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied. "Don't rightly know, son."
Worried he was going to annoy his father, he says, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
"Of course not son. If you don't ask questions, you'll never learn anything!"
From India, Pune
The father thought for a moment, then replied, "Don't rightly know, son."
The boy returned to his contemplation, then turned back to his father, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don't rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied. "Don't rightly know, son."
Worried he was going to annoy his father, he says, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
"Of course not son. If you don't ask questions, you'll never learn anything!"
From India, Pune
Excellent one sacheen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very easy to ask questions it’s really HARD to say/explaion the answer eventhough its easy questions//////
From United States, Fpo
From United States, Fpo
Hi Sacheen,
The father INDIRECTLY revealeS that he is innocent because he never asked questions like his son. He realizes this truth at a later stage, but he encourages his son to ask questions. If father doesn't know the answers, his son can put these questions to others and get answers, which will make him curious and he will start searching for answers for other questions too. I appreciate father's straightforwardness. Father may not be knowledgeable, but he is true to his own self. He also doesn't want his son to be like him. He doesn't want to deny a bright future for his son.
A real father indeed!
A trainer needs to be like that father. A trainer may not have had the opportunity to know and learn. But if others wants to know and experiment and find out, he should encourage it!
M.J.SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
From India, Bangalore
The father INDIRECTLY revealeS that he is innocent because he never asked questions like his son. He realizes this truth at a later stage, but he encourages his son to ask questions. If father doesn't know the answers, his son can put these questions to others and get answers, which will make him curious and he will start searching for answers for other questions too. I appreciate father's straightforwardness. Father may not be knowledgeable, but he is true to his own self. He also doesn't want his son to be like him. He doesn't want to deny a bright future for his son.
A real father indeed!
A trainer needs to be like that father. A trainer may not have had the opportunity to know and learn. But if others wants to know and experiment and find out, he should encourage it!
M.J.SUBRAMANYAM, BANGALORE
From India, Bangalore
The father is expected to know atleast simple things based on the number of years of his experience. Here, it shows that number of years of will not alone count for experience. N. Satyanarayanan
From India, Madras
From India, Madras
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