Darkness and Light

Popular anecdotes are like popular songs – for a while they seem unavoidable on every conference platform, and then they disappear. But just because something gets repeated to death doesn’t mean it’s not true.

Man walking at night meets someone on his knees under a streetlight looking for his keys. He offers to help, and asks him “Where exactly did you lose your keys?” The person points to the other side of the road, cloaked in darkness. “So, why aren’t you looking for your keys over there?” The man on his knees answers, “Because the light’s over here.”

The right answer isn’t always found in the place with the most light.