By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor

Most of the time, when one reads phrases such as “maintain a symbiotic business relationship” it usually harks of the tired and boring corporate double-speak germinating out of conference rooms stuffed with marketing and P.R. wonks. But in clicking through some old image archives I rediscovered an old gem.

What follows is a photo that truly embodies symbiosis in business. Whether it was by design, happenstance, or from my point of view serendipity, I remembered still almost laughing when I captured this irony.

 
Here it is:

I found these in 2012 while driving through Tacoma, Washington.

Some philosophical reflection is in order I believe:

An Optimist shops from right to left.
A pessimist shops from left to right.
A realist just keeps on driving.

By Darren Smith

Photo Credits:

Stores: Own work, released to public domain
Snowboarder: Dmitri Markine, http://www.dmitrimarkine.com via Wikipedia

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