May 8, 2009
There’s a story about a man in a rowboat that illustrates the point. From a nearby shore, a woman sees the man in trouble. He’s rowing like crazy, getting nowhere. Then she notices that the rowboat has a bad leak and is sinking. She shouts to the man, but he’s too busy bailing and rowing to hear her. She continues to shout; he continues to row and bail like crazy. Finally, she yells, “Hey, if you don’t bring that boat ashore and repair the leak, you’re going to drown!” The man replies, “Can’t you see, lady, I don’t have time to fix the damn leak.
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