During sixth grade orchestra class, I saw a student walk up to the piano and ask our teacher, "So, who's teaching the class today--you or him (the student teacher?)"
The teacher asked her, "Do you have a problem?"
Decades later, I saw another version of this.
As we took our seats for a meeting, a co-worker asked our boss, "So, what's this meeting about?"
Our irritated boss asked him, "Does it matter?"
In sixth grade, I thought, "I'm glad I didn't ask that. Besides, class is about to start, so we'll find out soon enough who's teaching it."
Decades later, I thought, "I'm glad I didn't ask that. Besides, the meeting's about to start, so we'll find out soon enough what it's about."
It's wise not to be too impatient.
