I read a story once about a man that was walking along a mountain road, and he saw an Indian lying in the middle of the road with his ear pressed to the ground. As he got close to the Indian, he heard this Indian talking in broken English.

He leaned over to hear what he was saying, and the Indian was mumbling these words: "Truck, Chevy truck, Chevy pick-up truck, large tires, man driving, German Shepherd in front seat, loaded with firewood, California license plate, UBH123."

Well, to say the least, this man was astounded. He looked at that Indian and said, "That is unbelievable. You mean you can tell all of that just by listening to the ground?" The Indian said, "No, truck ran over me thirty minutes ago."

Now when you think about it, life is a lot like that. We don't always see what is …