THE NAIL
A man and a nail had a conversation.
The nail said: "I have often wondered during my years sticking here in this panel, what my fate is to be."
The man said: "Latent in your situation may be a tearing out with pliers, a burning of wood, the rotting of the plank -- so many things."
Said the nail: "I should have known better than to ask such foolish questions! Nobody can foresee the future, let alone a variety of them, all so unlikely."
So the nail waited, until someone else came along, someone who would talk intelligently, and not threaten him.
So do we really want to know our fate, or even our present situation?
A man being followed by a hungry tiger, turned in desperation to face it, and cried: "Why don't you leave me alone?"
The tiger answered: "Why don't you stop being so appetizing?"