Thinking Out Loud ~ Better to be Silent Than be a Fool

Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Old Crab and His Mother. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.

The Fable

“An Old Crab said to her son, “Why do you walk sideways like

that, my son? You ought to walk straight.” The Young Crab replied,

“Show me how, dear mother, and I’ll follow your example.” The Old

Crab tried, but tried in vain, and then saw how foolish she had

been to find fault with her child.”

Note: I love the fall in the U.S. I especially love football season. A few of the teams I’m rooting for are having a very good season. And one team I’ve rooted for since childhood is having a terrible season. When I have a conversation with other U.S. football enthusiasts it’s easy to see how all of our teams would be much better only if we were the coach. Why, our teams wouldn’t lose a game because we have insights into strategies that no one else has thought about. That sounds ridiculous, and it is, but it is part of the conversation. It’s always easy to criticize when you’re not caught in the middle and have to live the part. I think this week I’ll be lot easier on my teams, their players and the coaches. Afterall, I don’t want to be the Old Crab in the fable.