..I said goodbye to him just as he was about to close his eyes.
I asked him, “by the way, what will Dow Jones be in six months time?”
He replied, “well.. if I told you that - you would surely become rich in the future”.
“Alas, if you are destined to become rich in the future there is no need for me to exist in that future. Ergo, if I do not exist in that future then I cannot possibly be here to answer your question ..you see?”
I stared vacantly at him, obviously still stuck at ‘ergo’ but trying not to look like an eejit as he continued “..anyways, you are asking the wrong question!”
“Wrong question?” I asked? “..but how can I ask the right question if I don’t even know the question to ask?” I said defiantly.
“That my friend..”, he said “..is the answer, ..you just don’t understand 'why' yet,
..but you will my friend, you will".
I asked him, “by the way, what will Dow Jones be in six months time?”
He replied, “well.. if I told you that - you would surely become rich in the future”.
“Alas, if you are destined to become rich in the future there is no need for me to exist in that future. Ergo, if I do not exist in that future then I cannot possibly be here to answer your question ..you see?”
I stared vacantly at him, obviously still stuck at ‘ergo’ but trying not to look like an eejit as he continued “..anyways, you are asking the wrong question!”
“Wrong question?” I asked? “..but how can I ask the right question if I don’t even know the question to ask?” I said defiantly.
“That my friend..”, he said “..is the answer, ..you just don’t understand 'why' yet,
..but you will my friend, you will".
