A number of years ago oil was discovered on some Oklahoma property that belonged to an old Indian. All of his life that old Indian had been poverty stricken, but the discovery of the oil made him a very wealthy man. One of the first thing he did was buy himself a big Cadillac touring car. In those days the touring cars had two spare tires on the back. However the old Indian wanted the longest car in the territory, so he added four more spare tires on the back. He bought an Abraham Lincoln stovepipe hat, added tails and a bow tie and completed his outfit with a big black cigar. Everyday he would drove into the hot, dusty, little Oklahoma cow town that was nearby. He wanted to see everyone and be seen by everyone. He was a friendly old soul, so when riding through town, he would turn both left and right to speak to everyone in sight. As a matter of fact, he would turn all the way around to speak to folks. Interestingly enough he never ran into anyone or anything. He never did any physical damage or any property damage. The reason is simple.
Directly in front of that big beautiful automobile, there were two horses-pulling it.
local mechanics said that there was nothing wrong with the car's engine, but the old Indian never learned how to insert the key and switch on the ignition. Inside the car were a hundred horses- ready, willing and rearing to go, but the old Indian was using two horses on the outside. Many people make the mistake of looking outside to find two horsepower when they should look inside where they have over a hundred. Psychologist tell us this is the ratio of the ability we have to the ability we use is about 2 to 5%.
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