A man is travelling high in a hot air balloon
He
knows he needs to find his bearings soon
He
has no idea at all of longitude or latitude
Realizing
he is lost he decides to reduce altitude
While
drifting low in the sky he looks below
He
searches the landscape both high and low
For
a kind stranger with a helpful attitude
Surely
any assistance would earn his gratitude
He
spots a woman below and calls down to her
“Hello
there, I appear to be lost as it were”
“Can
you help me? I promised to meet a friend
An
hour ago but I don’t know where to wend”
The
woman from below replied pedantically,
“You’re
in a balloon hovering approximately
Between
39 and 40 degrees north latitude
And
roughly sixty degrees west longitude”
“You
must be an engineer,” said the balloonist
“I
am” she replied, “what is your hypothesis?”
“Well
everything you said is technically exact
But
I have no idea in what way I should act
The
fact is I am still lost despite your tip
You’ve
been no help at all and delayed my trip
The
woman responded “You must be a manager”
“I
am” replied the man “How did you conjecture?”
“Well”
she said, “You don’t know where you are
Or
where you are going whether near of far
You
have risen due to a large amount of hot air
You
made a promise and now you are unaware
How
to keep it and you expect people beneath you
To
help you solve all of your problems for you
The
fact is you are in exactly the same position
As
before but now I’m to blame for your situation
