The Roles We Play
A man in a hot air balloon realized 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 and don't know where you're going. You have risen to
where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You've made
a promise, which you have 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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