She was on the beach with her father, and he asked her to go and see what the temperature of the water was like. She went to the water's edge and dipped in a toe.
"I put my feet in and it's cold," she told him.
Her father picked her up and carried her down to the water again and, without warning, threw her in. She was shocked at first be then laughed out loud at the trick he played.
"How's the water?" asked her father.
"It's lovely," she replied.
"Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in."
- Paulo Coelho
