One fine day, a bus
driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route.
No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and
things went generally well.
At the next stop,
however, a big hulk of a Pathan got on. Six feet four, built like a wrestler,
arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the conductor and said,
"Pathan doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Conductor didn't
argue with Pathan, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing
happened – Pathan got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat
down. And the next day, and the next..
This grated on the
bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Pathan was taking advantage
of poor conductor. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body
building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.
By the end of the
summer, he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good about
himself. So, on the next Monday, when Pathan once again got on the bus and
said, "Pathan doesn't pay!"
The driver stood up,
glared back at Pathan, and screamed, "And why not?"
With a surprised look
on his face, Pathan replied, "Pathan has a bus pass."
Moral: Be sure
there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.
driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route.
No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and
things went generally well.
At the next stop,
however, a big hulk of a Pathan got on. Six feet four, built like a wrestler,
arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the conductor and said,
"Pathan doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Conductor didn't
argue with Pathan, but he wasn't happy about it. The next day the same thing
happened – Pathan got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat
down. And the next day, and the next..
This grated on the
bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Pathan was taking advantage
of poor conductor. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body
building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.
By the end of the
summer, he had become quite strong; what's more, he felt really good about
himself. So, on the next Monday, when Pathan once again got on the bus and
said, "Pathan doesn't pay!"
The driver stood up,
glared back at Pathan, and screamed, "And why not?"
With a surprised look
on his face, Pathan replied, "Pathan has a bus pass."
Moral: Be sure
there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.