There's a story about a man whose great ambition was to become a general in the army. He imagined all the attention he would get, everybody saluting him, somebody to drive him around, all the perquisites of that high rank. One day he reached his goal. He was promoted to Brigadier General.

The next day he moved into his new office, sat behind his new, big desk. He could just feel the power emanating from that office. His aide walked in, said, "There's a man here to see you." The general said, "Send him right in."

He thought, "I'm going to impress this man with how important I am, how much power I have." He turned around, picked up the phone, and pretended that he was talking to the President of the United States. He said, "Mr. President, I understand what you are saying to me. I think you…