The Profit Prophet

I recently put out a quotation to my subscriber list indicating: “Unless you learn to lead, you will always be at the mercy of someone else to guide you.” While on the surface this looks like a totally plausible quotation, a very wise and learned friend quipped back: 'Hi. I've been thinking about this. While true, I was reflecting on the fact that I'd probably prefer to be led by a person such as, say, Gandhi, than led by myself :-). There are a few people I would be willing to follow w/o feeling that I was at her or his mercy.' This got me thinking and exploring if my friend's insights were true?  While I see her position, I had to warmly reply that while she made a good point, I believe Gandhi wanted people to lead themselves… and that is what great leaders do. He (Gandhi) could NEVER had successfully extracted the British from India if he was leading everyone by himself…because the British would have just had to lock him up and the revolution was over. Inste

I never really liked the terminology "Old Person" but this makes me feel better about it. And if you ain't one, I bet ya you know one! I got this from an "Old Personal friend of mine"! ------------ • Old People are easy to spot at sporting events; during the playing of the National Anthem. Old People remove their caps and stand at attention and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and believe in them. • Old People remember World War II, Pearl Harbor , Guadalcanal ,Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon Landing. They remember the 50 plus Peacekeeping Missions from 1945 to 2005, not to mention Vietnam. • If you bump into an Old People on the sidewalk he will apologize. If you pass an Old Person on the street, he will nod or tip his cap to a lady. Old People trust strangers and are courtly to women. • Old People hold the door for the next person and always, when walking, make certain the