It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Oklahoma City. My
friend and proud father Bobby Lewis was taking his two little
boys to play miniature golf. He walked up to the fellow at the
ticket counter and said, "How much is it to get in?"
The young man replied, "$3.00 for you and $3.00 for any kid
who is older than six. We let them in free if they are six or
younger. How old are they?"
Bobby replied, "The lawyer's three and the doctor is seven,
so I guess I owe you $6.00."
The man at the ticket counter said, "Hey, Mister, did you
just win the lottery or something? You could have saved yourself
three bucks. You could have told me that the older one was six; I
wouldn't have known the difference." Bobby replied, "Yes, that
may be true, but the kids would have known the difference."
As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "Who you are speaks so loudly I
can't hear what you're saying." In challenging times when ethics
are more important than ever before, make sure you set a good
example for everyone you work and live with.
