Posted by Ann Bonny on January 05, 2001 at 14:43:16:
Adults and children
A man fell in a hole and hurt himself.
A cartesian bent forward and said to him :"You're not rational, you should have seen that hole."
A spiritualist saw him and supposed :"Probably you've committed some sin."
A scientist calculated the depth of the hole.
A journalist interviewed the man about his pain.
An yogi said :"That hole exists only in your mind."
A heavy-metal fan proposed him a beer.
A doctor threw at him a tablet of aspirin.
A medical nurse sat down on the edge of the hole and wept with him.
A therapist incited him to find the emotional reasons for his fall.
An optimist said :"You have chance, you could have broken your leg."
A pessimist affirmed :"This situation could worsen."
...
Then a child passed, and...gave him a helping hand.