Being thoughtful

In  the midst of a long afternoon of interviews, I hear this one statement on describing how to be a good employee: "be a servant." A servant to the boss, to the public, to farmers.

In the list of lessons learned this day, that is at the top.

My father had a similar lesson for me, years ago. A lesson not fully learned, still.

"Two rules to follow, Mark."

"First, no matter how much you think you know or you think you've learned when you go off to college, remember to be humble and listen. No one ever gets ahead talking more than listening"

"Second, be a servant."

"Be a good servant."