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Several years ago, a television reporter was
talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich
banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third
owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being
important.
"How do we know if someone is really
important?" the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then
said, "I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the
President of the United States is really important."
The reporter then turned to the owner of the
very large company. "Do you agree with that?" she asked.
The man shook his head, "No. I think the
President invites a lot of people to the White House. You'd only be important
if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the
president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy
to answer it. "
The reporter turned to the third man. "Do
you think so?"
"No, I don't, "he said." I
don't think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President
important. "
"Then what would make the visitor
important?" the reporter and the other two men asked.
"Oh, I think if the visitor to the White
House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked
up the receiver, listened and then said, 'It's for you.'"