The Parable of the CEO

There once was a CEO, named John, who founded and owned a large, successful real estate corporation, and owned a red H2 Hummer (an ATV, all-terrain vehicle), several Navy blue suits, and many silky, shiny, white shirts and ties. Now John had a very good friend, named Isaac, who typically drove a white porsche and wore a blue suit; the car was a promotional bonus gift from John, who just recently transferred Isaac to a nice position in the accounting department in his successful company.

Several employees in the accounting department immediately decided that they did not like Isaac, because of his suit and car, which was a gift from John as part of the transfer bonus, so after a short time they all threw him hard up against the wall. He fought them all back, and of course several of the employees either left the company or were fired.

Isaac rose to fill the vacancies left by these ex-employees, which made them hate him all the more. These ex-employees were, of course, envious of and angry at John, and they hired hitmen to attack both John and Isaac. One hitman, named Al, entered the company and passed by security without being detected. He approached John from behind and shot him three times, once in each leg and once in the head, though John's hard hat substantially minimized the damage, before John's security engaged and repelled the threat. Al left a message for John: "Fire Isaac, resign your position, and give us your company, lest you continue to be smitten. Also, you must subject yourselves to us, including your wealth, your customs, your family, and your freedom."

John recovered quickly enough to make war with Al; though the wounds in his legs took years to heal. Obviously John was furious and looking to execute swift justice upon his enemies. One ex-employee, named Ira, boasted of her financial support for Al and for another ex-employee, named, Pal, who was supporting a hitman, named Ham, to attack with Isaac frequently. Both Al and Ham, and many of the ex-employees publicly announced their intent to destroy or captivate both John and Isaac.

Assuming that there is no one else to whom John may turn for assistance, what should he do at this point? Judge for yourself first, apply it to the most familiar experience coinciding with this parable, and then evaluate the conclusion of this parable.

In this case, John pursued Al with a rifle and seriously wounded him, fired and killed an employee, named Alf, when he protected Al, and captured Ira, when she tried to defend the dying Al, and finished Al.