* this morning I would like to ask you a question
* I want you to answer
* what is success?
* [wait for answers]
* I came across one definition of success this past week
* success is:
* one of the most valuable and rare commodities in life is wisdom
* wisdom is valuable to those who possess it
* “An unusual amount of common sense is sometimes called wisdom,” says one person
* I’m not in business, but I understand that most products are developed in a certain pattern
* someone in the ivory tower comes up with a brilliant idea of a new product
* then
* well, they were just making a quick trip to the store, so they never bothered to arm the security system
* in all likelihood, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway, since the alarm was
* this past week we’ve had our first really nice weather of the year
* which means that that great Canadian sport can finally begin: people-watching
* you know what I mean
* I’ve seen