Navajo Elder Wisdom

William was driving home in Northern Arizona when he saw an elderly Navajo
man walking on the side of the road. He stopped the car and asked the man
if he would like a ride? With a silent nod, the elder man got in the car.

William tried in vain to make a bit of small talk with the Navajo man.
The old man looked intently at everything he saw, studying every little
detail, until he noticed a brown bag on the seat next to William. "What's
in the bag?" asked the old man.

"It's a bottle of wine I got for my wife."

The Navajo man was silent for another moment or two. Then speaking with
the quiet wisdom of an elder, he said, "Good trade."