On a side note, before I start this entry, let me sidetrack to say that someone once said to me that there's no such things as ethics in business. It's more commonly known as "ratfucking." So. Having laid that lovely gem on you, on with the tale. I was never a big fan of dramatics. Not in the sense that I don't like plays and movies -- I do. Hell, I acted in several. I just don't like overly dramatic people. It's something I may be guilty of from time to time, but I try not to when I realize both how hypocritical it is when I'm dramatic and also how ridiculous I'd look and sound. There's just that certain air of passive-aggressive arrogance and egotism that comes with it that I just don't like. I'll be playfully dramatic, though it's usually to mock someone. I worked today, despite the fact that it was Yom Kippur. Given the fact that some people had to be in the office to keep things going, I figured that I'm not observant enough to prevent someone who might be more observant from taking the day off. So I went in, and the more observant Jews took the day off and went to Temple and fasted all day. We heard back from one of them during the course of the day, a person who -- when we said "it's okay, we've got stuff under control, aren't you supposed to be in Temple?" -- told us more than once, "Hey, give me a break, I haven't eaten in 27 hours and I'm tired from being in Temple all day and I'm hungry." Yes, I applaud the person for being observant and steadfast in belief enough to fast all day, but that's no reason to use it as an excuse nor to remind others of it. You fast because you feel it's the right thing to do, not because you want to feel high & mighty about doing it, or that you're better than those who aren't. That's selfish. After the third or fourth time I heard it from this person, I almost felt like saying something to the effect of, "You're in the wrong religion... we need to get you a cross so you can climb up on it and nail yourself there so we can notice you doing it." Someone once told me that actions done for recognition or ones that the person performing the deed reminds others of doing are not selfless acts. A selfless act is one done without need for recognition, need for reminders or need for calls to attention to the deed. You do what you do because you want to and you think it's the right thing to do, not because you want others to acknowledge it.