Foolishness

Sam Walton Despised Corporate Fat Cats (illustration)

The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton. He despised corporate fat cats. He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores. He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but because it …

Man Wearing a Hat Ordered From The Court Room (illustration)

Judge John A. Weeks spotted a man sitting in the rear of his Minneapolis courtroom wearing a hat. Disturbed by this disregard for courtroom decorum, he ordered the man to leave. Then the clerk called for the burglary case of George A. Rogde, who had been freed on bond. Rogde didn …

Foolishment Should Not Take Us by Surprise (illustration)

Foolishness should not take us by surprise. We can see it every day, and it is all around us. There is an old Middle East proverb which says foolishness can be known by six things:Anger without cause.Speech without profit.Change without progress.Inquiry without purpose.Putting tr …