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Lessons to Learn
LESSON #1
During my second month of nursing school, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and
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.
LESSON #2
I was taking my usual morning walk when a garbage truck
pulled up beside me. I thought the driver was going
to ask for directions. Instead, he showed me a
picture of a cute little five-year-old boy.
"This is my grandson Jeremiah," he said.
"He's on a life-support system at a Phoenix
hospital." Thinking he would next ask for a
contribution to his hospital bills, I reached for my
wallet. But he wanted something more than money. He
said, "I'm asking everybody I can to say a prayer
for him. Would you say one for him, please?" I
did. And my problems didn't seem like much that
day.
LESSON #3
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?" asked
the boy. "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, then
swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed
neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five
pennies-her tip, which could have bought him his sundae.
LESSON #4
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.
Last updated: 08/09/98
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