Play it Out (as Franklin Did)

25/01/2025 4 min Temporada 5 Episodio 4

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Episode Synopsis

Let's look at Franklin's instructive response to a petty annoyance. 
In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin tells the story of getting into a pickle with his co-workers in a print shop when he was a young man.  He was expected to pay something called a "Bienvenu, or Sum for Drink."  Franklin had already paid it when he worked in one part of the printing house, but then he was called on to pay again when he moved to a different part of the shop.  He protested that he had already paid it, and his boss agreed with him, but the workers in this new section did not accept this response and began sabotaging his work.
What would you do if you were in a similar situation — that is, if you felt you were in the right, but you still had to deal with the hassles that others were creating for you?  Franklin's response, I think, is instructive.