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What do you think? That’s a funny question. About what? Thinking is like a different language or means of communicating. In order for it to work it’s like your car. You have to put your brain in gear before you can move forward. I remember long ago when I was a little kid about 5 years old or so one day I probably did something foolish, which my dad didn’t like and he said “Why don’t you think before you do that so you don’t make a mistake”? Think? What is that? That was a strange word to me. I didn’t know what “think” meant. At that age “think” did not exist in my world, but I kept the word in my mind and eventually it came into use as I got older and got a little more experience. Adults have gained experience and know how to think about what they are about to do, or about what they would like to do. The more complicated a question is, the more thought has to be put into it, and it may be necessary to look up information before make your decision. Without thinking, solving a problem is almost certain to fail. That is why small groups of people in Brooten, or in a large company establish “think tanks” where a small group of good thinkers can pool their thoughts and experiences for a successful solution. My friend Ole says, “There are two kinds of thinkers in the world. Those who think they can and those who that think they can’t….and they are both right. Some people like to spend time in a quiet area so they are not bothered when they are trying to concentrate on a problem. It is difficult to think when people are talking. You cannot talk and think at the same time, kind of like trying to whistle while chewing gum. More than a hundred years ago, one of our pioneers, Gust Levorson was a thinker. He thought Brooten should have some kind of written history concerning that time, so he wrote a letter to my grandfather describing a walk down one side of main street and up the other describing each business as he walked along. He ended his letter telling about business in general as it affected Brooten. A wonderful piece of history. Reading that letter was one reason I got interested in writing Brooten History with Joyce and I publishing the book “Brooten my Hometown”. We are thinkers here at the bank, and encourage customers to give a lot of thought to any project they are contemplating. We are all in favor and will help in any way we can. Right Dave?
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