In his book Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek tells the story of a former under secretary of defense. He had been invited to speak at a conference. As he was speaking, he glanced down and noticed the Styrofoam cup in which his coffee was served to him. He reflected on that cup and commented as follows (Sinek, 84-85):
“I spoke here last year. I presented at this same conference on this same stage. But last year, I was still an under secretary. I flew here in business class and when I landed, there was someone waiting for me at the airport to take me to my hotel. Upon arrival at my hotel, there was someone else waiting for me. They had already checked me into the hotel, so they handed me my key and escorted me up to my room. The next morning, when I came down, again there was someone waiting for me in the lobby to drive me to this same venue that we are in today. I was taken through a back entrance, shown to the green room and handed a cup of coffee in a beautiful ceramic cup.
“But this year, as I stand here to speak to you, I am no longer the under secretary. I flew here coach class and when I arrived at the airport yesterday there was no one there to meet me. I took a taxi to the hotel, and when I got there, I checked myself in and went by myself to my room. This morning, I came down to the lobby and caught another taxi to come here. I came in the front door and found my way backstage. Once there, I asked one of the techs if there was any coffee. He pointed to a coffee machine on a table against the wall. So I walked over and poured myself a cup of coffee into this here Styrofoam cup.
“It occurs to me, the ceramic cup they gave me last year …it was never meant for me at all. It was meant for the position I held. I deserve a Styrofoam cup. That is the most important lesson I can impart to all of you. All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only deserved a Styrofoam cup.”
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Can we learn the importance, both in the eyes of God and in our own world, how important humility is? “For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith” (Rom. 12:3).
“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus…” (Phil. 2:3-5).
Paul Holland
