As, In and Ex
There once was a sage holding council
in a small village. He was taking
questions from the discussion
participants. A man by the name of As
asked the first question. As wanted to
know what to do with his life so his
life would have meaning in the world.
Before the sage could respond, a
second question was fired off by a lady
named In. In wanted to discover how she
could motivate others to do great things
with their lives.
Once again, before the sage could
answer, another question was asked by
the oldest man in the village, whose
name was Ex. "I can't seem to stop
thinking about death and dyeing; what
advice do you have for me, Sir?" he
asked.
The sage sat quietly, pondering the
three questions put to him. Finally he
spoke, "There is a connection
between these three questions. The three
of you are the answer to each other's
question. Mr. As, Lady In, and the
oldest village member, Ex are the
beginning of each person's
contribution." As, In and Ex could
only look at one another with a mixture
of wonder and confusion. As spoke up and
asked the sage for further
clarification.
"It is quite simple, you
see," said the sage. "To
answer your question Mr. As, 'What to do
with my life,' I say you need to
rephrase the question to say, 'what do I
want to as-pire to be? And Lady In,
regarding your question about how to
motivate others, I say rephrase your
question to how can I in-spire others to
greatness. And to Ex, I say rephrase the
question to say; what do I need to do
before I ex-pire."
They all reflected upon what the sage
had said and Lady In commented that his
wisdom had been quite helpful and
accurate, too, it seemed. "But,
Sir, I don't understand how we are the
answer to each other's questions, as you
put it."
The sage responded with a smile,
"The secret answer to all three
questions is this-Aspire to Inspire
before you Expire."
V.P. Mosser
©2001-2005 V.P. Mosser
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