It
gently explains the difference in thinking between people with opposite outlooks.
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others
her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals,
was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other
words redistribution of wealth.
She was deeply ashamed that her father was
a rather staunch conservative, 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 need for more government 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 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 father asked
his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0
off your 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's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've 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 conservative side
of the fence."
If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on,
this is a great test!
If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy
one. If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a conservative
is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat. If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all
meat products banned for everyone.
If a conservative is down-and-out, he
thinks about how to better his situation. A liberal wonders who is going to take
care of him..
If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches
channels. Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a conservative
is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church. A liberal non-believer wants any mention
of God and Jesus silenced.
If a conservative decides he needs health
care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it. A liberal
demands that the rest of us pay for his.
If a conservative reads this, he'll
forward it so his friends can have a good laugh. A liberal will delete it because
he's "offended."
Well, I forwarded it to you. Your call.
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