SB blog T2-84

Some stories i got from an email!
1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
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> > During my second month of college, our professor
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> > Gave us a pop quiz I was a conscientious student
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> > And had breezed through the questions until I read
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> > The last one:
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> > "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
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> > Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
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> > Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
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> > Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?
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> > I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
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> > Blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
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> > The last question would count toward our quiz grade.
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> > "Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers,
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> > You will meet many people. All are significant.. They
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> > Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
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> > Is smile and say "hello."
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> > I've never forgotten that lesson.. I also learned her
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> > Name was Dorothy.
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> > 2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
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> > One night, at 11:30 P.M., an older African American
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> > Woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
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> > Trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had
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> > Broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
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> > Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
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> > A young white man stopped to help her, generally
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> > Unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man
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> > Took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
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> > Put her into a taxicab.
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> > She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
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> > Address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
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> > Knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a
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> > Giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
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> > Special note was attached.
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> > It read:
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> > "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
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> > The other night. The rain drenched not only my
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> > Clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
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> > Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
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> > Husband's' bedside just before he passed away... God
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> > Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
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> > Others."
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> > Sincerely,
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> > Mrs. Nat King Cole.
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> > 3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those
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> > In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
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> > A 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
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> > Sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
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> > "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
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> > "Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
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> > The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and
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> > Studied the coins in it.
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> > "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
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> > By now more people were waiting for a table and the
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> > Waitress was growing impatient.
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> > "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
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> > The little boy again counted his coins.
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> > "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
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> > The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
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> > The table and walked away The boy finished the ice
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> > Cream, paid the cashier and left.. When the waitress
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> > Came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
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> > Table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
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> > You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had
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> > 4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.
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> > In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
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> > Roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
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> > Anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
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> > King's' wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
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> > And simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
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> > King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
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> > Anything about getting the stone out of the way.
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> > Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
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> > Vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
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> > peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
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> > stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
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> > and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
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> > peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
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> > a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
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> > been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
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> > from the King indicating that the gold was for the
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> > person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
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> > peasant learned what many of us never understand!
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> > Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
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> > 5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...
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> > Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
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> > hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
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> > was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
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> > chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
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> > transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
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> > miraculously survived the same disease and had
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> > developed the antibodies needed to combat the
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> > illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
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> > little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
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> > be willing to give his blood to his sister.
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> > I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
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> > deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save
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> > her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed
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> > next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing
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> > the color returning to her cheek. Then his face
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> > grew pale and his smile faded.
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> > He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
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> > trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".
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> > Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
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> > doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
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> > sister all of his blood in order to save her.
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> > Now you have choices.
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> > 1 Delete this email, or
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> > 2. Forward it other people.
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> > I hope that you will choose No. 2 and remember.
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> > Most importantly.... "Work like you
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> > don't need the money, love like you've never been
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> > hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching."