Michaela wrote:
> I've ****bably posted this story before and never tire of
> hearing it and perhaps someone here will get something
> new out of it too.
>
> I found it in Ken Keyes' "Taming Your Mind" (originally
> published in 1950). It is apparently fFrom "The Twelve
> Rules for Straight Thinking" by William J. Reilly.
>
>
> "... when a boy, I went fi****ng with three other boys. On the way
> to the river we decided that the 'catch' should be pooled and
> divided equally among all of us. And I agreed wholeheartedly.
> I felt that it was absolutely fair and square. But during the
> course of the day, I found that I was leading the rest in the
> number of fish caught, and my attitude towards the whole
> proposition of dividing the catch began to change. By the time
> the day was over and there was no further chance of anyone else
> catching as many fish as I had, I became violently opposed to
> our original proposition, and told the boys that I couldn't
> understand why a good fisherman should be penalised because
> of the incompetence and bad luck of his associates..."
>
> - Michaela
And what was the answer? Once an agreement is made, should it be changed?
Is it just a case of not looking at all eventualities?
Doug L.
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