There is a story about a monastery in Europe perched high on a cliff several
hundred feet in the air. The only way to reach the monastery was to be suspended
in a basket which was pulled to the top by several monks who pulled and tugged
with all their strength. Obviously the ride up the steep cliff in that basket
was terrifying. One tourist got exceedingly nervous about half-way up as he
noticed that the rope by which he was suspended was old and frayed.
With a trembling voice he asked the monk who was riding with him in the basket
how often they changed the rope. The monk thought for a moment and answered
brusquely, "Whenever it breaks."
Author unknown. If anyone has a proprietary interest in this story please
authenticate and I will be happy to credit, or remove, as the circumstances
dictate.
Thanks to WIT and WISDOM - March 12, 1999
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