I recently watched a discussion among Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and a group of Columbia University MBA students. The students were eager to learn the secrets of becoming billionaires, while the two billionaires were trying to teach the students how to find fulfillment in life. The two groups tolerated each other with respect, but they were both dissatisfied.
GENE ROBERTSON: Instill caring in youth through public service
Monday, September 27, 2010 | 12:01 a.m. CDT;
updated 9:05 p.m. CDT, Monday, September 27, 2010
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