The Broker (A Parable)

This morning I checked the price of my shares of Growth.com. It went down again! Reluctantly I decided to sell, and so I called my broker. “Sell?” he said, “Don't sell now; it's about to go up.”
“Brad,” I replied, “how can you say that? Except for a couple of blips on the graph, it's been on a decline for some time.” I knew I was going into uncharted territory when I bought this stock, but my broker convinced me that this company would be a model for other companies to follow. I was hesitant, but his confidence and enthusiasm swayed me into buying it.
“Yes, it's had some unexpected turns and bumps in the road, but now it's starting to move more smoothly.”
“But their Board of Directors is still calling for investment money. Each year a greater amount of money goes into their operation and they have no results to show for it.”
“But they will,” he said emphatically. “I have complete confidence in them. Beside, you can't sell now. You owe it to the other stockholders to stay with it They are depending on you to keep the price from falling further.”
“But their administration is so incompetent. There is so much infighting that there's no way they can get out a product.”
“They'll get it together. I know they will. I admit it won't happen for a while. I'll probably retire before it happens. But after I do, people will remember how right I was about this company.”He put both fists on his desk and looked my in the eye. “It's going to turn around. I know it will.”
“Many brokers are giving up on this company. Even some of the brokers in your own firm are saying it was a mistake to get involved with this company. What do you say about that?”
“They have their own agendas, book deals, speaking engagements, and such. They're not being objective. They don't see what I see. I'm telling you, it will rise.”
“Well, I'm sorry, but I still want to sell.”
“You're obviously one of those cowards who want to Sell and Scram. Listen-either you trust my judgment and stay with this stock or take your entire account to another broker!”
I left in a daze. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but I do know this: if anything is to change, it's up to me to make it happen.