‘Get Mad and Do It!’ (For the good)
January 12, 2017
My father, Milton, once told me of the day he was on the job where he worked together with his uncle, Allen (my great-uncle), and the boss ordered him to do something he did not think was fair among the workers. My father huffed, puffed and kicked up dust, and Uncle Allen said to him: “Get mad and do it!” That was wisdom speaking – times were tough then and Uncle Allen knew the ropes; the consequence of not obeying orders. My father learned a lesson in humility and for the good. He had a family to provide for. Sometimes,