Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth,
are never alone or weary of life.
~Rachel Carson
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Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth,
are never alone or weary of life.
~Rachel Carson
>"FIVE LESSONS ABOUT THE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE"
>-- Author Unknown
>
>
>1. First Important Lesson - Know The Cleaning Lady.
>
>During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I
was
>a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I
>read the last one: "What is the first
name
>of the woman who cleans the school?"
>
>Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman
several
>times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s,but how would I know
her
>name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just
before
>class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward
our
>quiz grade.
>
>"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many
>people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even
>if all you do is smile and say "hello."
>
>I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
>
>
>2. Second Important Lesson - Pickup In The Rain
>
>One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing
on
>the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.
Her
>car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she
>decided to flag down the next car.
>
>A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those
>conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get
>assistance and put her into a taxicab.
>
>She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked
>him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his
>surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home.
>
>A special note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assisting
me
>on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes,
but
>also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to
make it
>to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you
for
>helping me and unselfishly serving others."
>Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.
>
>
>3. Third Important Lesson - Remember Those Who Serve.
>
>In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boy
>entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table.
>A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice
cream
>sundae?" he asked. "50c," replied the
>waitress.
>
>The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins
in
>it.
>
>"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now
more
>people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.
>"35c!" she brusquely replied. The little boy again counted his coins.
"I'll
>have the plain
>ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill
on
>the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the
cashier
>and left.
>
>When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table.
>There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five
>pennies. You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have
>enough left to leave her a tip.
>
>
>4. Fourth Important Lesson - The Obstacles In Our Path.
>
>In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid
>himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some
of
>the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked
>around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear,
but
>none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
>
>Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon
approaching
>the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone
>to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally
>succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he
noticed a
>purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained
>many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was
for
>the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.The peasant learned
>what many of us never understand - "Every obstacle presents an
opportunity
>to improve our condition."
>
>
>5. Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When It Counts.
>
>Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to
know a
>little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious
>disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be
a
>blood transfusion from her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously
>survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to
>combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little
>brother, and asked the
little
>boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him
>hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep
breath
>and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her."
>As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and
smiled,
>as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face
grew
>pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
>trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?".
>
>Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he
was
>going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
“The present was an egg laid by the past
that had the future inside its shell.”
~ Zora Neale Hurston
(1891-1960)
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground,
put some responsibility on their shoulders
~ Abigail Van Buren
Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak … sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go- Unknown
Some people walk in the rain,
others just get wet.
~ Roger Miller
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
- John Wooden
I am all alone, no one to cheer or any,
oh solitude, where are the charms which ages have seen in thy fortitude.
~ Jim Barclay
“As a rule, men worry more
about what they can’t see
than about what they can.”
~ Julius Caesar
(100 BC-44 BC)
Hello Bob, Glad to see you around mate