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Five Lessons for Life

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1 - First Important Lesson - 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 - 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 is 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 & 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 cheek. 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.

 

 

Most importantly: "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching."

Thats deep, but i dont think people here give a shit lol

 

You'll get used to the morons with 1500 posts and not one of them constructive.

You'll get used to the morons with 1500 posts and not one of them constructive.

What are you trying to imply?

//looks at post count

The only real lesson you need to learn in life COMPLIMENTS OF PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN:

 

Take what you can GIVE NOTHING BACK

 

lol oh man that Depp is so smart

the only reason any of that bullshit would ever apply or be useful is if religion existed, since it doesnt, do whatever the fuck you want, and dont give a fuck about nobodys business

I have to admitt, i thought by title this thread would be gay, but i've read this thread 5 times now, it's kinda deep.

 

Thanks, pretty cool to be honest and far fetched, i down a :nigga: would *BUY* or *GIVE* a white man a TV. She probably nicked it or bought it out of her husbands will; but on the other hand, thats still a pretty nice thing to do.

 

As for the wee little kid, thats pretty a big choice her though he was making.

very deep, Bangbus...lol

 

i loled at that

i was pretty bored and read it all..deep indeed

THIS THREAD SUCKS

 

congrats on your shit thread and post ratio of 1:1

 

Way to break the trend!

 

Bangbus, finally you post an chain-email on the forums that isn't shit.

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raged that your threads suck and mine own

 

L0OOL! already trying to get to 2000 i see.

 

*patiently waits for russell to post again*

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