WHOSE JOB IS IT?

     This is an old, widely told story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. 

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it.

Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. 

Anybody could have done it but Nobody did.

Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when nobody did what Anybody could have.

There is a lesson to this story of course and you may have thought of it already.

In vital matters such as these the big question of course is, who will carry out the task?

Anybody could have told you what Everybody knew.

That this was something Somebody would have to do.

Nobody was unwilling and Everybody had the ability.

Nobody believed it was their responsibility

It seemed to be a job that Anybody could have done if  Anybody thought he was supposed to be the one.

Since Everybody recognized that anybody could,

Everybody took for granted that Somebody would.

Nobody told Anybody  what he was supposed to do,

Nobody took care to see if it was followed through,

To do what Everybody thought Somebody would do.

When what Everybody needed so did not get done at all,  Everybody was complaining that someone dropped the ball.

Anybody could see it was an awful crying shame when Everybody looked around for someone quick to

Blame.

Somebody could have done the job and Anybody might have,

In the end Nobody did what Anybody could have.