5 important lessons

- 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 a nd 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 be fore 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.

I loved the stories. I had heard a couple of them before... but not the Nat Cole or the last one (my favorite).

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I think we all would do well to remember those five lessons.

I don't think these are just for Democrats, or just for Republicans, or just for Americans, those apply to every HUMAN BEING. It saddens me to no end that so few of us humans actually follow these. The world would be such a better place...

Sorry to rain on the whole thing.

But come on - you know how many people work in a building? iS he suggesting we walk around introducing ourselves to everyone all the time?

that's why he says "even if all you do is smile and say 'hello'."

the point is to recognize and appreciate all everyone does for you no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Come to think of it, That seems to be one of the main themes in all the lessons/stories.

One of my favorite stories is this one:

One day a man was working as a rock carver. The sun was beating down on him and he was very tired. The King's parade was riding past and the man thought how wonderful it would be to be the King. Nothing is more powerful. Poof, he became the King. As the parade went on the man grew even hotter under the sun. Wow, he thought, the King is powerful but he does not have power over the sun. If I want to be most powerful, I must be the sun. Poof, he became the sun. Along came a cloud though and blocked the sun from shining. The man then wished to be more powerful than the sun and became the cloud. He enjoyed this new power. He threw down violent storms on the Earth below. He noticed however, that no matter what he did, the rocks were not affected by the storms. He then wished to be the most powerful thing on Earth, the rock. He enjoyed being the rock until one day he felt something cutting into him. Something was so powerful that it could change even the most powerful rock. It was a rock carver. The man then wished to be a rock carver.

http://www.snopes.com/luck/trump.htm
As I said, a wonderful story, though.

it's the morals/lessons behind them. They could all be fake for all I care, I still think it'd be great if everyone could follow what those lessons teach.