For those of you that run into folks that are having a hard time 'making a decision.'
Father-Daughter Talk
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, and was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth. She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a feeling she openly expressed.
Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father.
He responded by asking her how she was doing in school. Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA . She is so popular on campus, college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."
Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
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decision.'
Father-Daughter Talk
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like
so many
others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal
Democrat, and
was very much in favor of the redistribution of wealth. She was
deeply
ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a
feeling she
openly expressed.
Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the
occasional chat
with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored
an evil,
selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to
higher taxes on
the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The
self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be
the truth
and she indicated so to her father.
He responded by asking her how she was doing in school. Taken
aback, she
answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him
know that it
was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult
course load and was constantly studying, which left her no time
to go out
and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have time for a
boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because
she spent
all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey
doing?"
She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA . She is so
popular on campus, college for her is a blast. She's always
invited to all
the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for
classes because
she's too hung over."
Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the
Dean's office
and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your
friend who
only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and
certainly that
would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily
fired
back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my
grades! I've
invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done
next to
nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently,
"Welcome to the Republican Party."