One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along his route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on.
Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it.
The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the one after that, and so forth.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.
By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong - what's more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said,"Big John doesn't pay!," the driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "Oh yeah? And why not?!" With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus pass."
There are many percieved 'Big Johns' or Big Problems in our lives. Lets first see if they are really that big and if they are really problems in the first place before we waste a great deal of time and energy in trying to solve them…..but on the other hand- maybe these percieved problems help us to get out of our comfort zone and get prepared for a problem when it comes along….take the story in the way it works best for you!!
Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it.
The next day the same thing happened - Big John got on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And the next day, and the one after that, and so forth.
This grated on the bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.
By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong - what's more, he felt really good about himself. So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got on the bus and said,"Big John doesn't pay!," the driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "Oh yeah? And why not?!" With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus pass."
There are many percieved 'Big Johns' or Big Problems in our lives. Lets first see if they are really that big and if they are really problems in the first place before we waste a great deal of time and energy in trying to solve them…..but on the other hand- maybe these percieved problems help us to get out of our comfort zone and get prepared for a problem when it comes along….take the story in the way it works best for you!!
