From August 24, 2014
A man shows up for a job interview to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. The interviewer says, “You have an extensive list of skills here; you must have several master’s degrees. What college did you attend?” He replies, “Oh no, I never went to college.” The interviewer says, “Then how did you acquire your skills?” He replies, “I bought all the books.” “Wow,” the interviewer says, “You read all these books on your own?” “No,” he says, “they are sitting on my shelf, but they are there if I need them.”
A bible on the shelf doesn’t save souls either.
The Books on the Shelf
He wore a suit of polished pride,
a practiced smile, his shoulders wide.
The boardroom gleamed, the questions came,
credentials sought, a noble name.
“You’ve listed skills both vast and deep,
a wealth of wisdom one must keep.
Surely many degrees you own—
what college claimed you as their own?”
He cleared his throat, with steady gaze,
“No campus halls, no lecture days.
I bought the books, a mighty trove,
from foundational thought to modern move.”
The panel leaned with widened eyes,
“You’ve read them all?”—a hushed surprise.
He shook his head, a shrug, a jest,
“They sit untouched, but look their best.”
And silence fell, a hollow sound,
for knowledge unread gains no ground.
A truth lay bare, unmasked, unrolled:
A Bible closed saves not a soul.
WoPoLi 
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