One of the Gerts (we won’t say which one) has taken up weight-lifting. Yes, really.
And she seems to be a natural. So much so that her trainer said,
“You were athletic as a kid, I can tell.”
“No,” said Gert, who cannot tell a lie.
“Yes, you were, I can always tell,” he insisted.
Dear reader, in fact Gert spent her childhood stretched out on the sofa eating chocolate biscuits and reading Enid Blyton, Billy Bunter, P.G. Wodehouse and a host of other fellow-travellers.
The question is, does she have a moral obligation to tell her trainer, or does the loss of face he would suffer, and the blow to his confidence, outweigh the demands of honesty?
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Gert, I would say that your trainer isn’t overburdened with listening skills, or underendowed with self- confidence. I would allow him to proceed in his delusion (unless it becomes a danger to life or limb). Sometimes the truth is more effort than it’s worth.
I am somewhat in his thrall, but I do find people with very loud voices aren’t good listeners
Jim says “choose your battles carefully.” Unless the trainer is a Wodehouse fan, he really would not appreciate your accomplishment. Regina is powerlifting, but she is in a different age group so you are not likely to be competing against her. And in any case you did not hint that you were competing. . .
Not yet…. But trainer has ambitions for me
Looking forward to seeing how this evolves . . .
Maybe Regina and I will be competing oneday
I would be there for that event —
why shatter his illusions?
Indeed, I would keep quiet if I were you. 🙂
Hmmm….. requires deep reflection
I’m surprised no one has noted that to carry the combined works of Blyton, Wodehouse et Al (hmm, what did Al write?) to your sofa and back again requires a great deal of weightlifting—it’s not just intellectual muscles that demand exercise where reading is concerned! 🙂
Aha You think I have achieved my muscle power by lifting books. You may be right I recall my father had bound copies of Punch that weighed a ton.
I think I’d let this one go too. Judging by the trainer’s approach, I’d take everything else he says with at grain of salt.
Leslie
Oh Lesley, that’s a bit harsh. I do believe in him in other ways.
Oh Gert, I do believe you have a weakness for this fellow?….
He IS a fine figure of a man, although not to everyone’s taste. I admire him but he is quite young
and by young you mean lacking a deeper wisdom?
I think you should ask the trainer why he can ‘always tell’. It seems more than just a remark made in passing, of the kind that trainers and other gym staff are wont to indulge in. The answer might be interesting.
I don’t really want to draw (any more) attention to myself.