Subject: FW: Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward
> Five lessons to make you think 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 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 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 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 and 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.
>
> Now you have 2 choices.
> 1 Delete this email, or
> 2. Forward it to people you care about and might get a little lift
from
> reading it....as I did. I hope that you will choose No. 2 and
remember.
> "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt,
and
> dance like you do when nobody's watching."
>
> Pass It On.....Pay It Forward
>
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Pay It Forward
> Five lessons to make you think 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 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 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 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 and 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.
>
> Now you have 2 choices.
> 1 Delete this email, or
> 2. Forward it to people you care about and might get a little lift
from
> reading it....as I did. I hope that you will choose No. 2 and
remember.
> "Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt,
and
> dance like you do when nobody's watching."
>
> Pass It On.....Pay It Forward
>
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