Zorba the Greek is one of my favorite stories. It was a memorable theatre experience when Anthony Quinn played Zorba.

The climax of the drama is two men -- Zorba and his boss -- dancing. The story was that the boss's money is invested in an untried invention to bring timber down a mountain. The wood, badly needed by the community, is to be used to reinforce the walls of an old mine which, it is hoped, will restore economic life. Everyone turned out to watch the great occasion. Anticipation turned quickly to gloom as the weight of the logs caused the unproven slide to collapse. The dejected man, whose money was lost, pondered leaving the village. But the words of Zorba get his attention: "Boss man, I've never loved a man as I love you, but there is one thing you lack -- the little madness …