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Overreaction

by don the story teller

created September 13, 2007

The Master said: ÒRight.Ó

The Student immediately made a sharp turn Ð right into the Mud.

Student: ÒAurgh!Ó

Master: ÒWhat are you doing?Ó

Student: ÒObeying you.Ó

Master: ÒBut you moved off the Path.Ó

Student: ÒYou said to go Right.Ó

Master: ÒYou throw away all your training because I say the word ÔRightÕ? A bit of an overreaction to a little word.Ó

Student: ÒI wanted to prove my absolute obedience.Ó

Master: ÒA blind obedience to words that are inherently ambiguous does no one any good. ÔRightÕ in that context meant ÔVeer Right.ÕÓ

Student: ÒWhy didnÕt you say so?Ó

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