Equal opportunity, that's good;
Equal participation, that's better;
Equal achievement; that's best of all.

There was a job to be done;
It was quite ordinary and necessary;
It was much like jobs around your home,
such as making up your bed,
washing the dishes
and cleaning
the bathroom.

It seemed like a million eyes were
watching and waiting to see who
was going to do it.

Someone said, "Anyone can do this job"
Anyone said, "Everyone should do it."
Everyone agreed with Someone that Anyone
could do it.

In the meantime, neither someone,
anyone or everyone did it.

So the job never got done.

The next time you are present and there's
a job that need to be done, ask yourself

"Whose turn is it to do this job?"

Perchance and, just maybe to your surprise,
you will hear yourself say,
"It's my turn to do this job."

Copyright 2005 by Uriah J. Fields