Kayaknya milist ini memang perlu juga yang ringan2...nih ada yang ringan...: > > The Important Things Life Teaches You.... > > 1 ~ Most Important Question > > During my second month of nursing school, 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.. > > 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 ~ Pickup in the Rain > > One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American > > woman was standing on the > > side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a > > lashing rain storm. 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 > > taxi cab. She seemed to > > be in a big hurry! She wrote down his address, > > hanked him and drove away. > > 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 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 ~ 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?" Fifty cents," > > replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand > > out of his pocket and > > studied a number of coins in it. "How much is a > > dish of plain ice cream?" > > he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a > > table and the waitress was > > a bit impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she said > > brusquely. The little boy > > again counted the 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 > > departed. When the > > waitress came back, she began wiping down the table > > and then swallowed hard > > at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the > > empty dish, were two > > nickels and five pennies - her tip.. > > > > 4 ~ 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 big stone out of the > > way. Then a peasant came > > along carrying a load of vegetables. On 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. As 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 > > others never understand. > > Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve > > one's condition.. > > > > 5 ~ Giving Blood > > Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at > > Stanford 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 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 Liz." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in > > bed next to his sister > > and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color > > returning to her cheeks.. 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 > > boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was > > going to have to give > > his sister all of his blood. Attitude, after all, > is everything.. > HERU IRMAN Lab. 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