RAY

I met a man named Ray. We talked for over an hour the other day. He was very nice, I enjoyed talking with him. He told me how he had struggled in some of his classes at school, and excelled at others. How a high school chemistry professor had bought him a gallon of alcohol, because he trusted him. Ray made good on that arrangement and only used the booze for an experiment. After high school he joined the army and served some time for our country. When he got home, he applied for college. But because his grades where not so great in high school the college said he wasn't a very good scholastic risk. So he turned around and got a job with IBM. The job title was the equivalent of a 2 year degree, and he went on to be a very successful programmer. Until he refused to use programming that was unproductive and not user friendly. The stand he made brought about changes in programming, and his early retirement.(Don't worry, Ray was WELL taken care of!)
I enjoyed listening to all of Rays stories, and all his wisdom. Each time he gave an additional nugget of truth, he would say 
"See where I'm coming from?"
He taught me that there are: FACT OPINION and BELIEF and that we all must be accountable for our own belief. I like that. 
Ray has quite a bit of money in the bank, he lives in West Virginia, and he has no problem telling stories about his 'out house' with no door. A very well spent hour!