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Overreaction

by don the story teller

created September 13, 2007

The Master said: Right.

The Student immediately made a sharp turn right into the Mud.

Student: Aurgh!

Master: What are you doing?

Student: Obeying you.

Master: But you moved off the Path.

Student: You said to go Right.

Master: You throw away all your training because I say the word Right? A bit of an overreaction to a little word.

Student: I wanted to prove my absolute obedience.

Master: A blind obedience to words that are inherently ambiguous does no one any good. Right in that context meant Veer Right.

Student: Why didnt you say so?

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