A foreign student attending college in America, asked his grandfather from Eastern Europe to come and visit him. When grandfather arrived, the two spent the next few days seeing the town and touring the campus. On the day before his grandfather was to leave, the student asked his grandfather to meet him at the cafeteria when he finished his morning classes.

The grandfather arrived a little early and sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his order, but nobody did. Finally, a student with her tray of food sat down opposite him and they began to talk. She learned he was waiting for a server, so she informed him how the cafeteria worked.

“Just start out at that end of the line,” she said. “Go along the buffet and pick out what you want. At the other end they will tell you how much you have to pay.”

A few minutes later the grandson arrived. He explained why he was late, then went and got his lunch.

After a few minutes of discussion over lunch, the grandfather told his grandson, “Over the last two weeks, I have begun to understand how everything works here in America.

Life’s a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price. You can even get success here, but you will never get it if you wait for someone else to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself….”

I hope you serve yourself well. Make today and every day a great day!