Something to Think About "It amuses me to think that organizations spend so much time looking for new members-when I was there all the time, Do you remember me? "I'm the person who came to every meeting but nobody paid any attention to me. I tried several times to be friendly, but everyone seemed to have her own friends to talk to and sit with. I sat down among some unfamiliar faces several times, but they didn't Pay much attention to me." "I hoped someone would ask me to join one of the committees or somehow participate and contribute-but no one did..." "Finally, because of illness, I missed a meeting. The next month no asked me where I had been. I guess it didn't matter very much whether I was there or not. On the next meeting date, I decided to stay home and watch a good television programmed. When I attended the next meeting, no one asked me where I was the month before. You might say that I'm a good person; I have a good family and love my community. You know what else I am? I'm the member who never came back. If your foot slips, you may recover your balance, bit if your tongue slips, you cannot recall your words.