I just got back from a weekend in Kansas visiting with an 8th generation relative of Benjamin Franklin. Lee "Doc" Franklin is a great friend and he has made a study of relative Benjamin. I decided to do some reading while I was at Doc's ranch and choose a biography about BF that I had never seen before. It was a good choice.
I did not realize just how many people did not like Benjamin during his lifetime. Many of his highpowered peers disliked him for a variety of reasons, and yet the past 2 centuries of people generally look back at him with great respect and wonder. This is particularly interesting since BF went out of his way to be likeable. What is the lesson from this?
This was the lesson that I choose to remember. "Do your best. Follow your ethics. Work always for the greater good while working for your own good and never be surprised if people do not like you. The more successful you become, the more people will find a way or a reason to not like you." I don't like this lesson, but I am sure that it has value.
Till next time...Jack
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