The Way We Treat People!

[bfez1]

Five (5) 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 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 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.
>
>
>

[Lindaloo]

AW!!!

[GulfBreezer]

Awesome! I had seen those before but it was a long time ago! Thanks for sharing them with me again!