"John Wooden" Wisdom

I'm currently reading the book "Wooden" by Steve Jamison and from time to time I'd like to share some of the things I'm reading that I feel are insightfull and important life skills....

Are you looking for the Right Things?

"There's an old story about a fellow who went to a small town in Indiana with the thought of possibly moving his family there. "What kind of people live around?" he asked the attendant at the local filling station.

"Well", the attendant replied as he checked the oil, "what kind of people live back where you're from?" The visitor took a swallow of his cherry soda and replied, "They're ornery, mean and dishonest!" The attendant looked up and answered, "Mister, you'll find them about like that around here, too."

A few weeks later, another gentlemen stopped by the gas station on a muggy July afternoon with the same question. "Excuse me," he said as he mopped off his brow. "I'm thinking of moving to your town with my family. What kind of people live around these parts?"

Again the attendant asked, "Well, what kind of people live back where you're from?"

The stranger thought for a moment and replied, "I find them to be kind, decent and honest folks." The gas station attendant looked up and said, "Mister, you'll find them about like that around here, too."

Its so true. You often find what you're looking for"

--John Wooden