I loved clowns when I was a boy. My parents would take me to a circus and I couldn’t wait for the clowns to appear. I secretly wished that their portion in the program could be longer. Trapeze artists fascinated me, elephants and lions enthralled me but clowns really made my day. Maybe this is the reason why my curiosity was aroused when an article from an anonymous writer said: “When it comes to the health of your organization, it’s time to stop clowning around.”
Being called a clown is NOT a compliment unless you want to join the circus. It’s not a career goal. Bad makeup and ill-fitting shoes make them funny because they are based on real people. They embody what’s wrong with human nature, just magnified a bit.
If you can start the day without caffeine, if you can get along without pep pills, if you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, if you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
