On the Edge of Common Sense

The Ten Percent


 

 

Ten percent of the people do 90% of the work

And they get to do it for nuthin’! And that’s not the only perk,

They’re asked to donate to causes, contribute their cash and their time,

Get up early, usually stay late, and always claim they don’t mind.

They serve on boards and commissions, participate in the potluck, Bring snacks for the kindergarteners, for hayrides they furnish the truck

They take their turn on the fair board, as deacons or soccer moms

Jury duty or Salvation Army, ringing bells and gathering alms.

Raise funds for endless projects, the Food Bank, the FFA

Missions in far away countries, Girl Scouts and the PTA

Call on the shut-ins, fight cancer, or maybe teach others to read,

Through Rotary, Lions or Kiwanis, they work to fulfill a need.

The ten percent you can count on to sign up, to help and belong

Always ready and willing, they make our communities strong.

They often don’t get the glory or noticed by everyone

But, they’re easy to find at a party, cleanin’ up after it’s done.

What causes man to serve his fellow man? At best, I discern

Not money. Sometimes a ‘thanks’ is all that they’ll earn.

And it can’t be Evolution, where only the toughest survive,

Or lessons learned in a classroom…”Compassion, see page 25”.

But it’s there in certain people, giving satisfies their needs

You can’t find it in a brain scan, but you can see it in their deeds

No physical exam can spot it, it won’t show up on the chart

But if I had to guess what IT is, I’d say it comes from the heart.

So I’ll just admit that we’re lucky the ten percent are right here ‘Cause without them nothing would happen, and they do it all volunteer.

VOL from the Greek meaning: work like a horse

UNTEER meaning; without pay

BAXTER BLACK, DVM, has been rhyming his way into the national spotlight and now stands as the best selling cowboy poet in the world. He has achieved notoriety as a syndicated columnist and radio commentator. Compared to “Robin Williams in a cowboy hat,” his philosophy is simple enough: in spite of all the computerized, digitized, high-tech innovations now available to mankind, there will always be a need for someone who can “think up stuff.”


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