May 2011
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1. First Important Lesson - “Know The Cleaning Lady”
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?”
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
“Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say “hello.”
I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
“May the grass dry up and wither, On that long, long road to Hell, While waiting for an Irishman, Who slipped life’s precious spell. And for those of us, the lucky ones, We find assembled here, Let us dance and sing, and joke and shout, and sure -
Bring on more beer.” —Irish Proverb
Bring on more beer.” —Irish Proverb
