Adversaries But . .

They are adversaries but:

• They will only push so far because they sense a day may arise when a reluctant but worthy ally will be needed;
• Each secretly admires the other;
• They've grown to enjoy the sparring more than they could ever savor a total victory;
• They serve as an unpaid Total Quality Management consultant for one another;
• They don't take it personally;
• Their jousts are carefully choreographed for the education of their staffs;
• If they didn't have an adversary they would have to invent one.