The thing about people is that everyone thinks they know a lot more than they do. Well, maybe not everyone. There are a few wise folks in the world who don’t pretend to know it all. However, have you ever noticed all of the people who have opinions about someone who is successful? They love to say that they would do things differently if it were them. But it’s not them. How are you going to give advice to someone who is doing better than you are? When it comes to people who lack formal education, they sometimes get a lot of scorn with people assuming that they don’t know what they’re doing. However, some of the smartest people I know lack a college degree. The old man in the joke below is the perfect example.
An old man is selling watermelons…
His pricelist reads: 1 for $3, 3 for $10
A young man stops by and asks to buy one watermelon.
“That’d be 3 dollars”, says the old man.
The young man then buys another one, and another one, paying $3 for each.
As the young man is walking away, he turns around, grins, and says,
“Hey old man, do you realize I just bought three watermelons for only $9? Maybe business is not your thing.”
The old man smiles and mumbles to himself,
“People are funny. Every time they buy three watermelons instead of one, yet they keep trying to teach me how to do business…”