ANSWERS AND ECHOES
A tennis professional was giving a lesson to a new student of the game. After watching the student take several swings at the tennis ball, he began to suggest ways in which the strokes might be improved. But each time a suggestion was made, the student would interrupt with his own version of what was wrong and how to correct it. After several such interruptions, the “Pro” began to nod his head in agreement. When the lesson ended, a woman who had been watching said to the Pro: “Why did you go along with that arrogant man’s stupid suggestions?” The old “Pro” smilingly replied, “I learned a long time ago that it is a sheer waste of time to try to sell answers to a person who just wants to buy echoes. Sunday Sermons Vol 18. No. 3 page 33
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