Running Around the Block Three Times

🏃 Running Around the Block Three Times

There was once a fellow who got told he’d only ever get paid if he jumped up and ran around the block three times. Now, that struck his neighbors as the finest idea they’d ever had, mostly because they weren’t the ones doing the running.

But the fellow, he had a better idea. He settled down in his porch chair, folded his hands, and let them do the circling. After all, they had two good legs same as him.

It didn’t pay much at first. Truth be told, it didn’t look like it paid at all. But soon enough the neighbors started huffing and puffing, and it dawned on them that they weren’t half as quick at getting around the block as he would’ve been if he’d done the running.

They came back sore and red in the face, muttering, “Now how are we supposed to run around this block three times when all we’re doing is walking?”

The fellow rocked back in his chair and said, “I never said I was going to run around the block. I only said it would be faster if I did. And sure enough, it was a lot faster than waiting for you to walk it on your own road.”

Moral:

Sometimes the quickest way to prove your point is to sit still and let your neighbors exhaust themselves trying to prove you wrong.

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