The Cowboy Way

continued

west.

The time: Not that long ago.

The cast: Blond-haired, blue-eyed Young Man; gray-haired, grizzled Old Man.



Young Man: Tell me, Father, what's "The Cowboy Way"?

Old Man: Son, we don't talk "The Cowboy Way." We live "The Cowboy Way."

Young Man: But how'm I supposed to know what "The Cowboy Way" is if you won't tell me?

Old Man: Son, you don't ask. You know.

Young Man: Does everybody know?

Old Man: Everybody knows. Not everybody lives it.

Young Man: Do the churches know?

Old Man: The churches know. They don't live it.

Young Man: Does the government know?

Old Man: The government knows. It doesn't live it.

Young Man: Is it Rugged Individualism?

Old Man: Thinking things through and making up your own mind? That's part of it but not all of it.

Young Man: Is it Self-Reliance?

Old Man: Taking care of yourself and