A Parable?

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

A Parable?
-by fnordiscordia

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Bob, Tommy, and Vince were three ordinary boys who were on their way to a Karate camp in the mountains. Vince had recently gotten his license, so he was the driver. He had just bought a brand new car that he had saved up all throughout high-school in order to afford. Vince,Äôs parents didn,Äôt want him to drive but he insisted on it. Unfortunately, Vince wasn,Äôt ready to make this trip.

   The mountain roads were soon covered in snow and Vince inevitably lost control of his car, crashing it into a tree. Aside from a few scrapes and bruises, all three boys came away from the accident unharmed. However, the car that Vince had worked so hard for was destroyed and now completely useless. The three were stranded on the mountain with little food and water.

   The boys decided to split what little food and water they had equally among themselves. Bob decided to consume it all at once. ,ÄúBetter too much than not enough,,Äù he said. Vincent decided that he would consume as little as possible to make it last well into their stay at the camp. Tommy, on the other hand, decided that he would consume only what he needed, not too much, not too little.

   So, having distributed their food, the boys set off for the camp on foot. Eventually they all made it to the camp, but two of them were a little worse for the wear. Bob was very weak as he had eaten all of his food at the beginning of the trip. Vince was starving from having not eaten enough food. His remaining food, which he refused to share, had spoiled. Tommy was neither weak nor starving because he chose to use moderation. Tommy avoided extremes and was the best off for it.


     So, what is the moral of this story?


        Don,Äôt drive your car into a tree.