One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and
drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops-a few
people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.
At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,
built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the
driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back. Did I
mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek?
Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't
happy about it.
The next day the same thing happened-Big John got on again, made a show
of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the one after
that, and so forth. This grated on the bus driver, who started losing
sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him.
Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building
courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff. By the end of the
summer, he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good
about himself.
So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said,
"Big John doesn't pay!," the driver stood up, glared back at the
passenger, and screamed, "And why not?"
With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus
pass."
_Moral of the story_:
Be sure there is a problem before working hard to solve it...
From India, Pune
2drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops-a few
people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.
At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,
built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the
driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back. Did I
mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek?
Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't
happy about it.
The next day the same thing happened-Big John got on again, made a show
of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the one after
that, and so forth. This grated on the bus driver, who started losing
sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him.
Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building
courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff. By the end of the
summer, he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good
about himself.
So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said,
"Big John doesn't pay!," the driver stood up, glared back at the
passenger, and screamed, "And why not?"
With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus
pass."
_Moral of the story_:
Be sure there is a problem before working hard to solve it...
From India, Pune
thanx Anu!
there can be another moral - like the busdriver was feeling good abt himself after all that preparation - nothing in life goes waste - so wat if the stuation did not require his working hard at his body, it did leave him feeling good. and it might prove uselful sometime down the line.
so i feel one must keep doing smthg, everything will come handy somtime in life!
Cheers,
Pallavi
From India, Pune
there can be another moral - like the busdriver was feeling good abt himself after all that preparation - nothing in life goes waste - so wat if the stuation did not require his working hard at his body, it did leave him feeling good. and it might prove uselful sometime down the line.
so i feel one must keep doing smthg, everything will come handy somtime in life!
Cheers,
Pallavi
From India, Pune
Hello Anu and cite members, I’m still pondering what would have happened if his statement had been TRUE !!! i.e. the day after all that preparation.. a humorous note... umalme
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Good moral to be understood. Has the driver's perception that the 'hulk' could be troublesome guy and the consequent illusion blinded him and forced him to go for body building, etc etc!!!!
Anyway, the driver gained also from the 'illusion'?
Bala
From India, Madras
Anyway, the driver gained also from the 'illusion'?
Bala
From India, Madras
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