A DIFFERENT KIND
OF “SMART”
“There is one thing more powerful than all the
armies of the world, and that is an idea whose time
has come.”
—Victor Hugo
SURELY, EACH OF US KNOWS at least one person, and probably several,
whose company we do not enjoy. Not rarely do we hear people say
things like:
“I dread having to visit my parents this weekend; I just know my
mother will pick a big fight with my father, and she’ll criticize me
the whole time I’m there. I don’t even know why I still go to visit
them. Guilt, I suppose.”
Others may say things like:
“I hate my job; my boss finds fault with everything I do. I guess I’ll
have to start looking around for something better.”
Or:
“Maybe we should kind of ‘forget’ to invite him to go out with us. If
he goes along, we’ll argue all night.”
Or:
“I