Photograph taken by Andrew.
I never knew the difference between 'being a servant' or 'to serve' until a Malaysian king said the words, "I would like some cheese."
"Cheese?" "You have got to be joking, " I said in disbelief. "I haven't got the keys to the kitchen. Where the hell am I going to get some cheese from?"
I was there to serve, but I wasn't his servant. I couldn't get the cheese and I felt particularly uncomfortable saying, "Your Highness," so I said, "Sir, I can't find any cheese." If I was anywhere close to being a decent servant, I would have found some cheese and said, "Your Highness, your cheese." A good servant would have known this.
