A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as
a Christmas present. On Christmas
Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was
walking
around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this
your car, Mister?" he asked.
Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The
boy
was
astounded. "You mean your brother
gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I
Wish..."
He
hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was
going
to
wish he had a brother like that. But what
the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.
"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like
that."
Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, them impulsively he
added,
"Would you like to take a ride in my
automobile?"
"Oh yes, I'd love that."
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow,
said,
"Mister, would you mind driving in front of my
house?"
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad
Wanted.
He
wanted to show his neighbors that he could
ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.
"Will
you
stop where those two steps are?" the boy
asked.
He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him
coming
back, but he was not coming fast. He was
carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the
bottom
step, then sort of squeezed up against him
and pointed to the car.
"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His
brother
gave
it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost
him a cent. And some day I'm gonna give you one just like
it...
then
you can see for yourself all the pretty
things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to
tell
you
about."
Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his
car.
The
shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him
and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he
had
said,
"It is more blessed to give..."
~ Dan Clark ~
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"When the going gets tough, the tough get empirical"
-- Jon Carroll -
Knowing others is wisdom;
Knowing the self is enlightenment;
Mastering others requires force;
Mastering the self needs strength.
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A Fisherman was lying beside his boat, smoking his pipe.
"Why aren't you fishing ? asked Bill Gates.
"Because I have caught enough fish for the day".
"Why don't you catch some more?".
"What could I do with them?".
"Earn more money. Then you could have a motor fixed to your boat and go
into deeper waters and catch more fish. That would bring you more
money.
Soon you would have enough to buy nylon nets, so more fish,more money
.Soon you would have enough to buy two boats even a fleet of boats.
Then
you would go rich like me".
"What would I do then?".
"Then you could sit back and enjoy life".
"What the heck do you think... I am doing now?"
What do MEN say - When they see a BEAUTIFUL GIRL
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A Lawyer : Let's make a LEGAL relationship.
A Typist : You're just my TYPE.
A Musician : You make my heart skip a BEAT.
A Computer Engineer : You are my PROCESSOR.
A Mason : Let's CEMENT our relationship.
A Coalworker : Please say you'll be MINE..
An Executive : Dear! You look GORGEOUS.
A Banker : I've got a special INTEREST in you.
A Mathematician : Your FIGURE excites me.
A Businessman : Let's make a DEAL.
A Doctor : I wish you'll be my HEART.
An Engineer : You are my first SITE.