Wednesday, October 7, 2009

"Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people"



      1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.





 

        During my second month of college, our professor

  Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student




 
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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 50's, 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 Doris.



         

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 rain storm. 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 19 60's. 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 t he 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.

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4 comments:

Elizabeth said...

That last one made cry!! I think is something everyone needs to read and remember.

Anonymous said...

Love it! Thanks for the reminder and for making me smile!
Love ya!

Nicole said...

Awww...that was great! :)

BB said...

I love it.