In the midst of World War III, two soldiers sat in tent during a lull in the fighting. The younger of the two soldiers, who had never been in any armed conflict before, was complaining about the general. “We should have taken Cairo by Christmas and yet months later it still remained in enemy hands. The older, more experienced veteran shook his head slowly and replied, “The enemy planted mines in the desert so it will take time to get through.”

“Yeah, but couldn’t we just have all our forces advance and get to Cairo in a few days?” the younger soldier exclaimed. “No,” the other soldier said immediately.

“Why not?” The other man said hotly. “Because that would have tremendous casualties, this is war, but we won’t throw away lives meaninglessly.”

Moral: Respect authority, don’t always think your idea is right.

 

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