The S. H. Philosophy
Today I saw
The Fog of War (or as
its author insists on calling it,
the fog of war). Whenever I
see or read things like it, I'm reminded of a view of the world revealed
to me by S. H., loan officer at L. Toyota. He revealed his philosophy
to me in parable.
“Remember last week when that lady
tried to shoot herself in her car on the freeway? The freeway was
blocked while the police tried to convince her not to do it. That's the
way it always works. That lady's got some problems. Those good 15
policemen have to try to help her. But who's really being affected?
The thousands of normal people like you and me who are sitting on the
freeway. They just want to go to work. They want to earn money to make
their children's lives good and help their communities. And look what
happens to them!”
Yes, with reservations, of course,
I agree.