The Parable of the Fallen Signpost

There was a man walking down a road on his way to Greenville. He had just traveled many miles from Orangeville to get where he is now. Up ahead he sees an enormous crossroads but when he arrives to the intersection, he discovers that the signpost has fallen. He looks down at the signpost to read it. It has 6 different arrows: Redville, Orangeville, Yellowville, Greenville, Blueville, and Purpleville. The man thinks to himself, "I've walked all this way from Orangeville and now it's too late to turn back! How on earth am I to know which path leads me to Greenville?!" So the man sits down. He is very tired and allows himself the time to think it out. No sooner does he sit down, he stands back up, now comprehending what he must do. He reaches down, picks up the sign and faces the one arrow to the path he just walked. The man looks up, reads the signpost once again and confidently walks to Greenville.

The moral: You must always remember from where you came, to know where you are going.