Post by hogslayer on Jul 3, 2017 16:46:32 GMT
Not a sleeper, but a Tie In
All Things Are Not What They Seem
LtCol Shusko, USMC (Ret)
The ability to work out what is really happening with a person is simple – not easy, but simple. It’s about matching what you see and hear in the environment in which it all happens and drawing probable conclusions. Most people, however, only see the things they think they are seeing.
Here’s a story to demonstrate the point:
Two men were walking through the woods when they came across a big deep hole.
“Wow…that looks deep,” says one. “Let’s toss a few pebbles in to see how deep it is.” The threw in a few pebbles and waited, but there was no sound.
“Gee, that really is a deep hole! Let’s throw one of those big rocks in. That should make a noise.”
They picked up two football sized rocks and tossed them into the hole and wwaited, but still they heard nothing.
“There’s a railway sleeper over here in the woods,’ said one. If we toss that in, it’s definitely going to make some noise.”
They dragged the heavy sleeper over to the hole and heaved it in, but not a sound came from the hole. Suddenly, out of the woods a goat appeared running like the wind! It rushed towards the two men and right in between them running just as fast as it’s legs could carry it. Then, it leaped into the air and disappeared into the hole. The two men stood there, astonished at what they’d just seen. Out of the woods came a farmer who asked, “Hey! Did you guys see my goat?”
“You bet we did! It was the craziest thing we’ve ever seen! It came running out of the woods like a banshee, sprang into the air and jumped right into that hole!
“Nah.” Says the farmer. “That couldn’t have been my goat. My goat was chained to a railway sleeper.”
All Things Are Not What They Seem
LtCol Shusko, USMC (Ret)
The ability to work out what is really happening with a person is simple – not easy, but simple. It’s about matching what you see and hear in the environment in which it all happens and drawing probable conclusions. Most people, however, only see the things they think they are seeing.
Here’s a story to demonstrate the point:
Two men were walking through the woods when they came across a big deep hole.
“Wow…that looks deep,” says one. “Let’s toss a few pebbles in to see how deep it is.” The threw in a few pebbles and waited, but there was no sound.
“Gee, that really is a deep hole! Let’s throw one of those big rocks in. That should make a noise.”
They picked up two football sized rocks and tossed them into the hole and wwaited, but still they heard nothing.
“There’s a railway sleeper over here in the woods,’ said one. If we toss that in, it’s definitely going to make some noise.”
They dragged the heavy sleeper over to the hole and heaved it in, but not a sound came from the hole. Suddenly, out of the woods a goat appeared running like the wind! It rushed towards the two men and right in between them running just as fast as it’s legs could carry it. Then, it leaped into the air and disappeared into the hole. The two men stood there, astonished at what they’d just seen. Out of the woods came a farmer who asked, “Hey! Did you guys see my goat?”
“You bet we did! It was the craziest thing we’ve ever seen! It came running out of the woods like a banshee, sprang into the air and jumped right into that hole!
“Nah.” Says the farmer. “That couldn’t have been my goat. My goat was chained to a railway sleeper.”
