Have you noticed the number of people who say " Oh Be Careful !" AFTER you have tripped on something ?
Everyone is a wise person after the event !
We do it all the time with our teams and colleagues and should be better equipped to warn them of pitfalls in advance 😊
Here's a funny little story to illustrate the point . I read this in a compilation of after-dinner speeches titled " Please Pass the Port " . ( I am writing from memory and the telling may not be as good as the original )
In a small town there were several religious denominations and the Vicar , The Bishop and the Rabbi gathered on Sunday and went out on the lake in a boat for a serene afternoon on the waters to ease the tensions caused by their morning sermons
As they had boarded , the Bishop suddenly remembered that he had forgotten the sandwiches he was to bring . He stepped out of the boat and walked ashore over the waters and came back with them . The Protestant remembered the coffee and did the same !
The Rabbi was observing this with a jaw that was dropping further by the minute . Not to let his Faith down he remembered a forgotten flask of water, stepped out of the boat and promptly sank , ungraciously , in the water !😊
The Bishop turned to the Vicar and said
" Oh dear ! We should have told him where the stepping stones are ! "
(Note : The denominations are used at random and it could have been any one of them who sank )
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