s/w Eng must b up-to-date

Once upon a time, there was a software engineer who
used to develop programs on his Pentium machine,
sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He used
to earn his bread by selling those programs in the
Sunday market.
One day, while he was working, his machine tumbled off
the table and fell in the river. Encouraged by the
story of his childhood (the woodcutter and the axe),
he started praying to the River goddess.
The River goddess wanted to test him and so appeared
only after one month of rigorous prayers. The engineer
told her that he had lost his computer in the river.
As usual, the goddess wanted to test his honesty. She
showed him a match box and asked, "Is this your
computer ?" Disappointed by the Goddess' lack of
computer awareness, the engineer replied, "No."
She next showed him a pocket-sized calculator and
asked if that was his. Annoyed, the engineer said "No,
not at all!!"
Finally, she came up with his own Pentium machine and
asked if it was his. The engineer, left with no
option, sighed and said "Yes."
The River Goddess was happy with his honesty. She was
about to give him all three items, but before she
could make the offer, the engineer asked her, "Don't
you know that you're supposed to show me some better
computers before bringing up my own ?"
The River goddess, angered at this, replied, "I know
that, you stupid donkey! The first two things I showed
you were the Trillennium and the Billennium, the
latest computers from IBM!". So saying, she
disappeared with the Pentium!!
Moral: If you're not up-to-date with technology
trends, it's better keep your mouth shut and let
people think you're a fool than to open your mouth and
remove all doubt.