from the admiral,” the sailor said to his captain
as he saluted. “I have it right here.
“Read it to me,” the captain ordered.
The sailor read, “You are without a doubt, the
most conceited, self-absorbed, EGO-MANIAC ever
to command a ship in the United States Navy.”
The skipper responded, “Have that
communication decoded at once!”
For some people, it’s all about them. For others,
it’s all about you. Like author Leil Lowndes says,
“There are two kinds of people in this life. Those
who walk into a room and say, ‘Well, here I am.’
And those who walk in and say, ‘Ahh, there you
are.’”
Which are you? Are you more focused on getting
your own needs met, or on easing the burdens of
others? Are you mostly trying to make yourself
happy, or are you interested in the happiness of
those around you?
Albert Einstein reminded us that “life isn’t worth
living, unless it is lived for someone else.” And
toward the end of his life, he removed the
portraits of two scientists — Isaac Newton and
James Maxwell — from his wall. He replaced
them with portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and
Albert Schweitzer. Einstein explained that it was
time to replace the image of success with the
image of service.
Maybe the greatest success of all is when we
realize that it’s not all about us. And maybe the
greatest happiness to be found is when we share
the happiness of others.
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