Good Directions

A man from the city was taking a drive out in the country and got lost. He stopped to ask a farmer for directions: "Where's the main highway to the city?" The farmer answered: "I don't know." So the driver asked: "Well where does this road go?" Again the farmer answered: "I don't know." Frustrated, the driver said to the farmer: "You don't know much, do you?" The farmer answered: "No, but I ain't the one who's lost!"

It reminds me of the true story about the famous scientist, Albert Einstein. Einstein was taking a trip on a train. When the clerk came through asking for everybody's ticket, Einstein couldn't find his. Worried, he quickly searched through his pockets and suitcase. Recognizing the famous scientist, the clerk kindly said: "It's OK, Mr. Einstein, I know who you are." A few minutes later the ticket clerk saw Einstein still looking for his ticket. Again he said: "It's OK, Mr Einstein, I know who you are!" Einstein replied: "Young man, I know who I am! I have to find my ticket because I don't know where I'm going!"

The well-known preacher, Billy Graham, recently spoke at an important ceremony. He told the audience that he had bought a brand new suit and tie just for that special occasion. Since he is now old and frail, he told the audience he didn't think he would be attending any more public ceremonies like this so he probably wouldn't wear his new suit again, not until he dies and is buried in it. "However," Billy Graham went on to say, "unlike Albert Einstein, I not only know who I am, but I also know where I'm going."

正确的方向

一个城里人在乡间开车迷了路。他停下来向一名农夫问方向：“通向城里的主要公路在哪里”？农夫回答说：“不知道”。于是这人又问“那么这条路通向哪里”？农夫依然回答：“不知道”。这人很生气，于是他对农夫说：“看来你知道的不多，是吗”？农夫回答说：“是的，不过，迷路的可不是我”。

这使我想起了另外一个发生在著名科学家爱因斯坦身上的真实故事。爱因斯坦正在坐火车旅行。当列车员来查票时，爱因斯坦找不到自己的票。他很担心，他就快速地在自己的口袋、手提箱里搜寻。列车员认出了爱因斯坦，于是他好心地说：“没关系。爱因斯坦先生，我认识你。”几分钟后，列车员看见爱因斯坦仍然在找车票。他再次说：“爱因斯坦先生，没关系，我认识你！”爱因斯坦回答说：“年轻人，我知道自己是谁。我必须找到车票，我不知道坐到哪儿下车！”

著名的传教士葛培理最近在一个重要的仪式上对听众说，他买了一件崭新的衣服和领带，准备在特殊场合穿的。因为他现在又老又弱，他告诉听众他想他不会再参加类似的公众仪式了，所以他不会再次穿这件新衣，留着死后穿着入葬。葛培理接着说：“不过，我不像爱因斯坦，我不仅仅知道自己是谁，我还知道自己要往哪里去”。