School Story:
One of my favorite memories that still cracks me up to this day!!! - I had a teacher that wanted to give me a detention for something I didn't do. Well, I absolutly refused to take that detention. Due to my remarks, the teacher now became more upset and sent me to Vice Principal Dr. Pendelton's office.
I explained the situation to Dr. Pendelton. I told him, "I absolutly refuse to take that detention"!!! Dr. Pendelton being the wise man that he was said, "Tom, I am going to ask you to please do me a favor. I am going to ask that you take that detention for something else you did that you did not get caught for".
Well, for those of you that remember me, there were probaly a couple of things that I had done in my past that I had not been caught doing. And, due to the fact Dr. Pendelton had always been extremly fair with me and came to me asking me to do him a favor!!! I took that detention!!!
I remember right after he asked me to do him that favor, my memory recalled three or four things I had done that week that probally could deserve a detention!!! I then cracked up with a little smile!!! I looked at him and thought, this is one smart man!!! I really like this guy!!!
I took that detention, with pride, knowing I was doing a favor for a really great man!!! Dr. Pendelton, Thank you for that great lesson in life and for always be fair and kind to me!!!
