Subjective Objectivity

We have all fallen short of the glory of God.

Today I could have helped one of God's children take one small step closer, but instead we both fell slightly farther down. One of the lawyers dictated a letter today and in closing asked his client, "If you have any questions, please give Mr. Smith or I a call." Without hesitation I typed this out as, ". . . please give Mr. Smith or me a call." (All names have been changed to protect the illiterate) I finished it off, printed it out and gave it to the lawyer. He returned it to me with a few minor changes and the "me" crossed out of the above-mentioned clause and changed to "I" - with emphasis. I was in a hurry to catch the last Freeway Flyer home and just didn't take the time to give my boss a lesson on proper objective behaviour. I changed the "me" to "I", added my initials to the bottom of the letter and mailed it off with his signature on it.

I feel I could almost hear his thoughts as he proofed that letter, finding his secretary's mistake. Ho-ho, we've all been lectured on the proper use of the English language and some of us were paying attention and others of us weren't. "Joe and me are going to the store," should always be "Joe and I are going to the store." You're not going to catch me using "me" when I should be using "I"!

My problem is that me put my initials on that letter, a mark that links I forever to the error.