Wrong Direction
IllustrationStory★★★★Thomas Huxley, famous disciple of Darwin, was in a hurry to catch the train to his next speaking engagement. He took a horse-drawn taxi and told the driver, “Hurry, I’m almost late! Drive as fast as you can!” He assumed the hotel doorman had told the driver the destination.
The horses lurched forward and galloped at breakneck speed. After a time, Huxley realized they were going in the wrong direction. Leaning forward, he shouted to the driver, “Do you know where you’re going?” Without looking back or slacking the pace, the driver answered, “No, Your Honor, but I’m going as fast as I can.”
Sadly, that story is not only an illustration of Huxley and his misguided followers, it portrays the predicament of many today. Great speed toward an unknown destination!
Norman G. Wilson, Follow the Leader, 245.
The point
Huxley rushes to catch a train but forgets to tell the taxi driver his destination; the driver speeds forward without knowing where—a picture of many modern people rushing toward an unknown destination.