Shut Up and Fish Story

Old Pete had a knack for catching fish. Every weekend Old Pete went
fishing and returned with dozens of fish. Nobody knew how he did it.
When other fisherman were unable to land more than three of four, Old

Pete always came back with stringer after stringer of freshly caught fish.
   Curious, the fish and game warden decided to investigate. He followed
Old Pete out to the lake, and when he launched his boat at the
dock, the warden asked if he could ride along and observe.
   "Sure," said Old Pete. "Hop in."
    Old Pete started up his outboard motor. When they arrived at an
obscure reach of the lake, Pete stopped the boat. The warden sat back
and watched.
   Reaching into a box, Pete pulled out a stick of dynamite, lit it, and
tossed it into the water. After the explosion dead fish soon started rising
to the surface. Old Pete took out a net and started scooping them up.
   "Wait a minute!" said the warden. "What do yo think you're doing?
You can't do that! I'll put you in jail, buddy! You'll be paying every fine in
the book! You'll never fish again!"
   Old Pete calmly put down his net, picked up a second stick of dynamite,
lit it, and toosed it in the warden's lap.
   "So are you gonna sit there criticizing me all day," he asked the
panicked warden, "or are you gonna fish?"

REFLECTION
The fish and game warden was quickly transformed from passive observer
to, shall we say, enthusiastic participant. It's always easy to critisize other
people from a distance, but what will you do when you find yourself in a
similar situation? Decisions aren't nearly as neat and clear when you're the
one in a tough place.