Two monks came upon a girl struggling to cross a river. One of
the monks offered to carry her across and the girl accepted, so
he picked her up and waded to the other side of the stream
where he put her down safely.
When the other monk joined him he remonstrated with the
first monk, “I cannot believe that you carried that girl. It is
against all our principles. You know that we are not allowed to
touch or even think about women. And yet despite that you
carried this young girl in your arms!”
The first monk looked at his brother and replied, “Yes, I did
carry the girl. The difference between you and I is that I put her
down when I reached the other side. You are still carrying her!”184 NLP AT WORK