Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mxsmanic wrote in part: People who are brilliant and have their choice of occupations in the world do not choose to clean toilets. In fact, almost anyone with the brains to do something less distasteful and more lucrative in life will choose not to clean toilets. Dear Mr. Mxsmanic, Mahatma Gandhi was a notable exception to your statement as he frequently cleaned toilets. In his ashrams everyone shared in the work, menial or otherwise, regardless of sex, personal wealth or social standing. Once, when a wealthy member with a doctorate complained of having being given the task of cleaning the toilets, citing his capacity to do great things, Gandhi replied "I know of your capacity to do great things, but I have yet to discover your capacity to do little things." It seems that a little practice of humility and sharing of some of the more distasteful tasks of life can go a long way. Best Wishes, Robert