“But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.” – Philippians 1:18The late Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken is remembered by a small band of airline passengers more for his compassion than his secret recipe. During a flight, one young infant was screaming and crying. The feverish mother tried desperately to calm the child but to no avail. She was even assisted by the flight attendants but nothing seemed to work. Finally, the Colonel asked if he might hold the baby. He gently cradled the child and rocked her to sleep. The plane’s cabin became still and quiet. When Sanders returned to his seat a passenger said, “We all appreciate what you did for us.” The stately old man replied, “I didn’t do it for us. I did it for the baby.” (Humor Connection, Vol. 1013, 1996)
When we are given a task to do, the person who tells us to do it probably has a certain way they want it done. Their ultimate goal for us is to get it done, though. That leaves the choice up to us. My father always told me, “We can do this the easy way or the hard way?” I’m sure his choice for me was to do it the easy way, but if it had to be done the hard way then at least he knew I would have learned a valuable lesson; the easy way is easier. Every day we make choices. Which way are we going to choose? The easy way is not always the fastest way. The hard way is usually the quickest way in the short run. When you are finished with a document, you can either file it where it’s supposed to go or you can throw it on the floor behind your desk. Which is the better choice? We know what the final goal is at the end of the day and that is what our main focus should be, but take the time during the day to do things the right way and in the end you’ll see it really was the “easy way.”
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