Am sure you read before, just read it again and ponder...
> HOW WE TREAT PEOPLE
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> Five lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.
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> 1. First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
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> 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?"
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> 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.
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> "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".
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> I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was
Dorothy.
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> 2. Second Important Lesson - Pick-up in the Rain
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> 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.
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> 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 colour 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.
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> 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,"
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> Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.
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> 3. Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.
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> 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.
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> "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.
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> "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied. The little boy again
counted his coins.
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> "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.
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> 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.
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> 4. Fourth Important Lesson - The Obstacles in Our Path.
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> 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.
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> Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but
none did anything about getting the stone out of
> the way.
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> 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.
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> After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
> 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!
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> Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.
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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 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.
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> 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 colour returning
> to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.
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> He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice,
> "Will I
start to die right away?".
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> 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.
