Jesus wept.  When I was in college, we ate our meals family-style.  At the beginning of the meal, the senior class and freshman class would have a competition of trivia.  We had to think of a question that would stump the other class.  Usually there was some wager, such as desert or pop.  If we did not come to the table prepared, due either to other distractions or a lack of concern for the game, we had a few fall-back questions that we could pull out at the last minute.  A common trivia question was “What is the shortest sentence in the Bible?”  This was the go-to question if we arrived at the dinner table without a trivia question in hand.  The answer was “Jesus wept.”  It did not take long to have the question and answer memorized, in case we had to float to another table in the dining hall, and the same trivia game was held.  When we heard the question, the game no longer became a challenge.  We knew the other side was not prepared for the game, and would soon lose the best part of their meal. Today when I see the minimum standard submitted for an assignment, I remember our half-hearted attempt to meet the minimum trivia requirement those many years ago.   I know that preparing to meet the minimum standard is an indication that the task at hand is not longer considered important.  By the way, my favorite question that was usually a stumper: “Who was the Secretary of War that signed the document that promoted Ulysses S. Grant to the rank of Captain?”  Answer: Jefferson Davis, something interesting to the West Pointers at the table.