The Art of Communication: TREAD STORY
He who treads softly travels farthest. Consider the tale of the Chongs and their burst water pipe. Mr. Chong Would Tread Loudly. Of course when Mr. Chong reached home after tiring day, it was annoying to find the bathroom pipe was still not repaired. He was furious. “Hasn’t that plumber been here near the place?” he demanded. “He promised to do the job yesterday, and fell down on it. He promised again for today, and he still hasn’t come. I’ll ring him up now, and tell him what I think of him”. But Mrs. Chong is Wiser “John” she said, as her husband commenced frantically to dial the phone’s number. “Do you want to get the pipe repaired; of do you want to tell the plumber what you think of him?” Mr. Chong stopped his dialing and ginned. “I expect you are right,” he said. “Your ring him up.” And She Trod Softly Hamzi, the plumber was suffering from overwork and a sense of guilt as far as the Chongs were concerned. “I can’t do impossibilities, Mrs. Chong. Half the people in town want me to