Rejected by Others

Michelangelo was one of the world’s most magnificent artists. He was an architect, a sculptor and a painter. His famous works include the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and statues of Moses and David. Michelangelo was known for choosing large pieces of marble...

Insisting on Your Rights

Once when I was returning a rental car at the airport, I was first in line with a long line behind me. After the agent took care of me, he said, “Who’s next?” and two men simultaneously said, “I am.” From there it escalated into a heated...

Team Selection

I’ve never been a very good athlete and I remember the youthful pain of team selection in gym classes. You hope and pray you won’t be chosen last. A few times I was chosen as one of the first, not because I was good, but because the person doing the...

Choosing to Die

Sociologists define altruistic suicide as giving up your life for the love of, or the benefit of, someone else. It’s the soldier who throws his body over a hand grenade to save the lives of his buddies; or the mother who gives up her food and water in time of...

Merely Paper and Ink

A young bank robber was sentenced to six years in prison after robbing a bank of $6,000. After the trial his gun was donated to a museum because it was an antique pistol valued at $100,000! If he had realized what he had in his hand, he probably wouldn’t have...