Wisdom

　　Three cowboys had been riding the range since early in the morning. One of them was a member of the Navajo Nation. Being busy with herding stray cattle all day, there had been no time for the three of them to eat. Toward the end of the day, two of the cowboys started talking about how hungry they were and about the huge meals they were going to eat when they reached town. When one of the cowboys asked the Navajo if he was also hungry, he just shrugged his shoulders and said, "No."

　　Later that evening, after they had arrived in town, all three ordered large steak dinners. As the Navajo proceeded to eat everything in sight with great gusto, one of his friends reminded him that less than an hour earlier he had told them that he was not hungry. "Not wise to be hungry then," he replied. "No food."

From A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul

智慧

　　从一大早开始，3个牛仔就一直骑马走在小径上。其中的一个是那维何部族的一员。由于忙着赶集、放牧走散的牛群，他们3个一直没时间吃饭。直到当天结束时，其中两个牛仔开始讨论他们是如何的饥肠辘辘，还有回到镇上时要吃怎样丰盛的大餐。当其中一个牛仔问那维何人是否也饿了时，他只是耸耸肩并说："不饿。"

　　稍晚，在他们抵达镇上后，三个人全都点了有着大牛排的晚餐。当这个那维何人非常高兴地，一道接一道吃着他眼前的每一样食物时，他的朋友之一提醒他说，不到一小时前他还说不饿呢！"那时感到饥饿并不明智。"他回答，"因为没有食物。"