Hands-On Experience
One day a bunch of workers were digging a hole. While the men were digging, there was a supervisor telling them where to dig. The men in the hole figured that the supervisor was getting paid more for doing less. They sent a worker up to ask the supervisor why this was the case.The supervisor said, "Because I'm smarter than you. That's why!" The worker argued with this man for a while. So the supervisor pulled the worker aside and brought him to a nearby telephone pole. He put his hand on the telephone pole and said, "Hit my hand."
The worker said, "Nah, I ain't gonna hit your hand!" But the supervisor insisted.
So, the worker tightened his fist and tried to hit the supervisor's hand. But the supervisor pulled his hand away, and the worker hit the telephone pole with full force, causing his hand to bleed. The supervisor said, "See. That's why I'm smarter than you."
The worker went back to the hole with his bloody hand and started digging again. The other workers came up to him and asked, "What did he say?" The worker replied, "Let's put it this way..." then he paused. He looked around and said, "Well, there don't seem to be any telephone poles around here." So he put his hand in front of his face and said, "Alright, try to hit my hand."
実践的な経験
ある日何人もの労働者が穴を掘っていた。男達が穴を掘っている間、現場監督はどこを掘るか指示をしていた。穴の中にいる男達は現場監督が少ない量の仕事でもっとお金をもらっていることに気づく。彼らは一人の男を現場監督のところに送り、なんでこんなことが起こっているのか聞く。現場監督は言う、「なぜならおれはおまえ達より頭が良いからだ。だからだよ！」 労働者は現場監督としばらく論議を交わす。それで現場監督は労働者を電柱の側に連れていく。彼は電柱に手を置くと言う、「おれの手を殴れ。」
労働者は言う、「いや、おめえの手なんか殴らねえよ！」 しかし現場監督はしつこく言う。
それで労働者は拳骨を握り締め、現場監督の手を殴ろうとする。しかし、現場監督は手を引っ込め、労働者は電柱をしこたま殴りつけ、手から血が流れてくる。現場監督は言う、「見たか。だからおれのほうが頭が良いと言っただろう。」
労働者は血だらけの手で穴の中に戻り、また穴を掘り始めた。他の労働者達は彼のところに行き聞く、「あいつなんて言ったんだ？」 労働者は言う、「そうだな、こういう風に言ってみよう．．．」そしてしばらく止まる。彼は辺りを見回し、こう言う、「あれ、ここら辺には電柱は見当たらねえな。」それで彼は手を自分の顔の前に置き言う、「よし、おれの手を殴ってみろ。」
