Saturday, November 11, 2006

#21: Leading from the rear

The story goes: upon completing a highly dangerous tightrope walk over Niagara Falls in appalling wind and rain, “The Great Zumbrati” was met by an enthusiastic supporter, who urged him to make a return trip, this time pushing a wheelbarrow, which the spectator had thought-fully brought along.

The Great Zumbrati was reluctant, given the terrible conditions, but the supporter pressed him,

‘You can do it – I know you can,’ he urged.

‘You really believe I can do it?’ asked Zumbrati.

‘Yes – definitely – you can do it,’ the supporter insisted.

‘OK,’ said Zumbrati, ‘Get in the wheelbarrow...

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