12Jul13
Hi All –
You’ll find an audio file in .mp4 format attached to this
email which I hope you find useful.
I had a good time in class today and hope that you did as
well. Since we were meeting in the
Story Room, I may as well relate a story to you about two young people, named
Edith and Fred. Edith had worked
at the law firm of Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe for three years, steadily earning
the respect of her co-workers.
Fred was a relative new hire at the same company, still learning the
ropes. During his hiring
interview, his earnestness and good references predisposed the boss into giving
Fred a shot at the job, despite his shortage of exerience. Besides, the boss was tired of
interviewing ho-hum candidates who tried to brownnose their way into the firm.
Unbeknownst to the boss, Fred and Edith had started dating
about a month back and now had made plans to go to the city for dinner and a
show at the nickelodeon that coming Saturday. However, Fred had fallen behind on researching
background material for an important case going to court on Monday. Because Fred had been remiss in his
duties, the boss had called him into her office and was chewing him out
royally. Well, the research needed
to be done so Fred was required to come in on the weekend to finish up. That completely shot his plans to wow
Edith on Saturday.
Edith was somewhat miffed at the bad news that their plans
needed to be cancelled. She
angrily pointed out to Fred that he needed to get his ducks in a row if their
relationship was to continue. In a
sudden fit of pique, she made a cutting remark to the effect that he was
probably the kind of guy that left the bathroom messy after a shower. It was a low blow, and she immediately
regretted saying it. It was not
her style to hit someone below the belt. For his part, even though he thought she was kicking
him to the curb, Fred magnanimously kept calm about the issue. Normally, this tirade would be an
indication that the handwriting was on the wall and the relationship was over.
Certainly, he could have chastised her for complaining about the mote in his
eye while ignoring the beam in her own eye. Rather, he swallowed his own anger and merely attempted to
assuage her ire by assuring her that his lapse was uncharacteristic, occuring
only once in a blue moon at most.
Through hard work, diligence, and long hours, Fred was able
to complete his work in time to salvage his weekend plans so he and Edith were
able to go the to city on their date after all. I think a bit of hocus pocus must have been involved as well
because it seems impossible for one person to have accomplished that entire
task in such a short amount of time. I’ll bet he had some help. Anyway, Edith’s estimation of Fred’s abilities skyrocketed
after that. In fact I heard a
tidbit of gossip just the other day which intimated that they might be getting
engaged soon!
Cheers!
Kevin
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