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Sunday, January 6, 2008
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In historian David McCullough's Truman, he recounts how at the Potsdam Conference at the end of World War II, President Harry Truman hosted Joseph Stalin at a banquet. Sergeant Eugene List, a 27-year-old American concert pianist, had been flown in from Paris to perform. Truman had requested that he play Chopin's Waltz in A Minor, which List hadn't known, nor had the time to learn.
"Later, in a letter to his wife," writes McCullough, "[List] described what happened when he asked if someone in the audience would be good enough to turn the pages of the music for him. 'A young captain in the party started toward the piano mumbling something about not knowing how to read music but that he would take a stab at it if I would tell him when to turn. Whereupon … the President waved him aside with a sweeping gesture and volunteered to do the job himself! … Imagine having the President of the United States turn pages for you! … But that's the kind of man the President is.'"
This week we'll consider the quality—not arrogant or brash, but quietly assured—that the Bible calls meekness.
Until next week,
Harry Genet, Men of Integrity managing editor
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Which disposition in other men are you most impressed by?- A forceful take-charge type who is self-assured
- Confident but open to advice; gentle
- Afraid of disappointing others
- An articulate, flamboyant spokesman
- Evidences strength under control
- Always defers to opinions of others
- Decisive; critical of those less competent
- Capable but modest; patient
- Timid, hesitant, and apologetic
- A laid-back, good-humored encourager
- Takes genuine interest in others; vulnerable
- A quiet, withdrawn loner
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Whose personal qualities have you most been motivated to emulate?- A pastor or other church leader: 31%
- Your father, brother, or other relative: 27%
- A family friend: 11%
- Other: 10%
- A school teacher or professor: 6%
- A historic figure: 4%
- A CEO or supervisor: 3%
- A coach: 3%
- Your Sunday school teacher: 2%
- An authority in his field: 1%
- A sports or entertainment celebrity: 1%
- A coworker: 1%
- A political figure: 0%
- A retiree: 0%
- Your boys club or youth group leader: 0%
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