Somebody's idea...

Somebody once came up with an idea that could convert salt water into oil, but didn't know how to go about it.

 

So he approached Everybody asking what he should do.

 

When Everybody heard that here was something that could convert salt water into oil, Everybody jumped at the idea.

 

Everybody could plainly see that there was profit to be had. There was wealth and prosperity in the offing for Everybody. So Everybody came up with a plan and told Somebody:

 

"This is a GREAT Idea.. This will make us gazillions.. We need to be very careful.. Don't you go around telling this to Anybody.. Only you and I ought to get this thing done.."

 

"Why would I tell Anybody? This is my idea after all!! You know and I both know that if Anybody finds out, you and I will lose"

 

"That's right" said Everybody. "In this situation, Nobody can be trusted"

 

"You trust Nobody??"

 

"Yeah, Nobody knows exactly needs to be done in this situation"

 

So they approached Nobody to help them out.

 

Everybody started talking "You see this idea?? Here we can make loads of money.. Just take salt water and make it into oil.. The world runs on oil, The World will run on our oil!!"

 

Nobody liked their enthusiasm, but Nobody felt that profit was too much of a blinding factor for Everybody.

 

Nobody asked them, "What's so special about this idea will make you money??"

 

"Can't you see?? The world needs oil.. And here we have the capability to make oil!!! We'll be rich!!!" Nobody could see the dollars in Everybody's eyes.

 

"Whose benefit are you looking at, Everybody?" Nobody asked "The general public, or just Everybody's?"

 

"Everybody's benefit is Everybody's benefit"

"Have you told Anybody about this??"

 

"No, all Anybody does, is ask questions.. I don't think we should use his help.."

 

Nobody said, "Well, I'm not as convinced as you are, but if you're convinced, you should go for it. It's none of my business. But I do feel you should tell Somebody about this.."

 

So Everybody got to work with help from Somebody, without telling Anybody. He got the salt, the water, the apparatus, the works.. The diligence in Everybody's eyes had to be seen to be believed.. After a lot of hard work and months of labor, they finally got oil out of the salt water.. They refined the process such that the oil creation could be done at home by the Average Joe..

 

You'd think it would have worked but it didn't..

 

What Everybody thought was a great money making idea, didn't turn out to be so..

 

Whose fault was it??  

 

What does it matter??

 

When Somebody comes up with an idea that Everybody wants a piece of, if Nobody has any doubts, make sure you are ready to answer questions from Anybody!!!