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There is hope yet for the human race.
Published on January 30, 2004 By EFalgui In Blogging
I Always Believed that We Humans would bring about our own destruction. there are so many things in this world that makes me think how we even survived as long as we have. We have wars, racism , children dying of hunger when just a few bloack away people eats three square meals a day,Wepons that could destroy our own planet in an instant, priests that sexually abuses the children who trusts them and leaders who care about nothing more than to make themselves more powerful, instead of serving the people in their nation. Yet after reading this article i felt that if people are able to learn from these examples maybe we can turn things around and make this world a better place for ourselves and the children we have or hope to have.

Edmund

1 - Most Important Lesson 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 PM, 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 -Always 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. "Fifty cents," 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. "Thirty-five cents," 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 Obstacle 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. You see, after all, understanding and attitude are everything.

Comments
on Jan 30, 2004
Here is one I learned in college psychology ~grins~

A man is taking the subway home and is forced to sit next to a depressing man and his two obnoxious kids. It would be a long ride. The man getting extremely irritated at the father of the two kids for just letting the kids do whatever they wished finally spurted out with irritation. "Your kids are obnoxious can't you settle them down?" Then the father looked at him and replied. "I'm sorry thier mother just died today."

Many experiences that we and others have in life can create life inspiring changes (paradigm shift) in a person. Unfortuneately as humans, one must work diligently every waking moment to maintain such inspirations until they become second nature.

I enjoyed reading it :0)
on Jan 30, 2004
You definitely need to change your name for this one. You are a person of great insight and integrity. I have discovered that if you ask the clerk to pronounce their name and tell them that is a pretty name, they always smile. The others enjoy you using their name when you speak to them.
on Jan 30, 2004
#2 Was a nice sentiment but the story itself is an urban legend. Nat died in CA. His wife was by his side the whole time he suffered a slow death from lung cancer. These are all nice lessons though. I especially like #3.

Very nice. Thanks.
on Jan 31, 2004
Dittoes, and with that I retire for the evening. You gave me enough to think and sleep on for tonight. Thank you very much.
on Jan 31, 2004
I really liked the fifth one. We can learn a lot from children if we can get past the age difference.
on Jan 31, 2004
I think I got the email format.
on Feb 01, 2004
Thanks for this. Thanks very, very much.

One in return.

Once in college, I was driving my girlfriend's car to get ready for a formal dance, tux and all, and stopped for gas. I went to school in a small town in East Tennessee, and never really bothered to lock my car doors. I was feeling really goofy walking around in a tux among all the local factory workers just getting off day-shift, and when I looked back over my car pumping the gas I noticed that a really skanky-looking bunch had pulled in beside me and was staring at me and the car. Feeling uncomfortable, I passed back by the driver's side and locked the doors before I went in to pay.

When I came back out they were still here. I tried to open the car door and I realized that I had locked the keys in the car. Let me say that again, I was standing in rural Tennessee at 6pm, at a gas station, in a tuxedo, locked out of my car. I stood there and stared at it for about 5 minutes and one of the "skanky" people walked over and asked me if I had locked my keys in my car. I said yes. Without being asked, about 3 of them went to work and in 2 minutes I was getting in the car. They worked at a local junk yard and had endless knowledge of how to get into locked cars. I offered them what I would have had to pay a locksmith and they refused, saying only that someday I might pass by when they needed help.

I have never forgotten that. I pre-judged them, which directly caused me to get into a rotten situation, and then was helped out of it by the exact people I had pre-judged. Needless to say, the tuxedo had nothing to do with me feeling like an ass as I left.
on Feb 29, 2004
Nice!
on Oct 02, 2004
Wasn't this on a FWD?
on Oct 02, 2004
Yup. Sent to me by a friend of mine. I loved the message it had so i had to put it in my blog. intro's mine though.