I brought my rifle up as private first class Hill and private Gote began to scream and the two windows on the side of the house broke. I fired into th... head and shoulders of one man aiming a rifle and saw him go down as another man fired from the other window. Sanders started firing at the other man and he vanished from the window.I glanced across at Alpha, "cover me!"I waited until all three started firing before I leaped up and rushed to the side. I dropped beside sergeant Zon and checked him. And before I knew it, I had been at their residence for close to an hour and no one said anything about my lack of dress besides the little comment from their daughter. Then, before I knew it, we had agreed upon a selling price and had all of the paperwork signed and I was heading out of the door.Once I was back in my car, all I could think about was what had just happened over the past hour. I was quite relieved that neither of them made any big deal about the fact that I was at their. .. if you can figure out which lesson should be to us all!!!! A couple of valuable lessons here... SocratesKeep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip.In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?”“Wait a moment,” Socrates replied, “Before you tell me I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple. I couldn't button them and when I looked down, I noticed the legs ended a couple of inches above my ankles. The same thing happened when I put on my favorite shirt. Tight across the shoulders, sleeves too short, trying to button it up felt like I had a beer gut.I gave up and put on the new stuff I'd gotten yesterday.The worst of all was my boots. I had a pair I'd gotten for Christmas that must have set my folks back over five hundred bucks. I couldn't even get my feet into them. Thank God I.