Interesting Observation

1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL.

2. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING

3. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL.

4. The sport of choice for supervisorsis BASEBALL.

5. The sport of choice for middle management is TENNIS.

and........

6. The sport of choice for corporate executives and officers is GOLF.

THE AMAZING CONCLUSION:

The higher you go in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.

Dirty Thought

Look at picture first, and read ! ! !

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Theses are signs in Japanese metro trains,

'Priority seats for . . . . . . . . . . . . ', From left to right:

1. Person with injured arm

2. Person holding a child

3. Pregnant woman

4. Person with injured leg

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Not at all what U thought ! ! !

Don't Complain About Your Job

See what other people do for a living.

The Irish Blonde

A beautiful blonde from Dublin arrived at the casino and bet twenty-thousand dollars on a single roll of the dice. She said, 'I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude.' With that, she stripped from the neck down, rolled the dice and yelled, 'Come on, baby, Mama needs newclothes!' As the dice came to a stop, she jumped up and down and squealed 'YES, YES, I WON, I WON!' She hugged each of the dealers and then picked up her winnings and her clothes and quickly departed. The dealers stared at each other dumbfounded. Finally, one of them asked, 'What did she roll?' The other answered, 'I don't know - I thought you were watching.'

MORAL OF THE STORY: Not all Irish are stupid. Not all blondes are dumb.But all men are men !

Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle;
when 24 hours in a day are not enough;
remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee...

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar.
Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided,
"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things
--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---
and if everything else was lost and only they remained; your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter; like your job, your house, and your car.
The sand is everything else---the small stuff.

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18.
There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.
Take care of the golf balls first --the things that really matter--
Set your priorities. "The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked." "It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem; there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Reach out and touch someone

Here is the story of an elementary schoolteacher:

Her name was Mrs. Nori. As she stood in front of her primary five class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Ali.

Mrs. Nori had watched Ali the year before and noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Ali could be unpleasant. It got the point where Mrs. Nori would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Nori taught, she was required to review each child's past records and she put Ali's off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. Ali's primary one teacher wrote, "Ali is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners .... he is a joy to be around."

His primary two teacher wrote, "Ali is an excellent student, well-liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle." His primary three teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best, but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken." Ali's primary four teacher wrote, "Ali is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and he sometimes sleeps in class."

By now, Mrs. Nori realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Teachers' Day presents wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Ali's. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy brown paper that he got from a grocery bag.

Mrs. Nori took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone bracelet with some of the stone missing, and a bottle that was one quarter full of perfume. But she stifled the children's laughter when she exclaimed how pretty the bracelet was, putting it on, and dabbing some of the perfume on her wrist.

Ali stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Nori, today you smelled just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried for at least an hour.

On that very day, she quit teaching reading, writing and arithmetic. Instead, she began to teach children. Mrs. Nori paid particular attention to Ali. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Ali had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Ali became one of her "Teacher's Pets."

A year later, she found a note under her door, from Ali, telling her that she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life. Six years went by before she got another note from Ali. He then wrote that he had finished sixth form third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he ever had in his whole life.

Four years after that, she got another letter, saying that while things had been rough at times, he'd stayed in school, stuck with it, and would soon graduate from university with highest of honors. He assured Mrs. Nori that she was still the best and favorite teacher he'd ever had in his whole life.

Then four more years passed and yet another letter came. This time he explained that after he got his bachelor's degree, he decided to go a little further. The letter explained that she was still the best and favorite teacher he'd ever had. But now his name was a little longer - the letter was signed, Ali S, MD.

The story doesn't end there. You see, there was yet another letter that year. Ali said he'd met this girl and was going to be married. He explained that his father had died a couple of years earlier and he was wondering if Mrs. Nori might agree to sit in the place at the wedding which was usually reserved for the mother of the groom.

Of course, Mrs. Nori did. And guess what? She wore that bracelet, the one with several rhinestones missing. And she made sure she was wearing the perfume that Ali remembered his mother wearing on their last moments together.

They hugged each other, and Dr. Ali whispered in Mrs. Nori's ear. Thank you, Mrs. Nori for believing in me. Thank you so much for making me feel important and showing me that I could make a difference. Mrs. Nori, with tears in her eyes, whispered back, "Ali, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn't know how to teach until I met you."

Please remember that wherever you go, and whatever you do, you will have the opportunity to touch and/or change a person's outlook. Please try to do it in a positive way.

NEIMAN-MARCUS COOKIES

(Recipe may be halved)

2 (500 ml) cups butter

24 oz. (680 g) chocolate chips

4 (1000 ml) cups flour

2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar

2 tsp. (10 ml) (Bicarb) soda

1 tsp. (5 ml) salt

2 (500 ml) cups sugar

18 oz. (500 g) Hershey Bar (grated).

(Cadbury chocolate forAustralians & South Africans)

5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal

4 eggs

2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder

2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla

3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts ( optional )

Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder.

Cream the butter and both sugars.

Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and Bicarb (soda).

Add chocolate chips, Hershey Bar, and nuts.

Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes at (180 °C ) 375 degrees.

The above quantities make ± 112 cookies.

Enjoy!

That's Life.

God had created the donkey and said to him.

'You will be a donkey. You will work un-tiringly from sunrise to Sunset carrying burdens on your back. You will eat grass, you will have no intelligence and you will live 50 years.'
The donkey answered: 'I will be a donkey, but to live 50 years is much. Give me only 20 years.' God granted his wish.


God created the dog and said to him:

'You will guard the house of man. You will be his best Friend.
You will eat the scraps that he gives you and you will live 30 years.You will be a dog. '
The dog answered: 'Sir, to live 30 years is too much, give me only 15 years. ' God granted his wish.


God created the monkey and said to him:

'You will be a monkey. You will swing from branch to branch doing tricks.
You will be amusing and you will live 20 years. '
The monkey answered: 'To live 20 years is too much, give me only 10 years.' God granted his wish.


Finally God created man ... and said to him:

'You will be man, the only rational creature on the face of the earth.
You will use your intelligence to become master over all the animals.
You will dominate the world and you will live 20 years.'
Man responded: 'Sir, I will be a man but to live only 20 years is very little, give me the 30 years that the donkey refused, the 15 years that the dog did not want and the 10 years the monkey refused.'


God granted man's wish, and since then, man lives 20 years as a man , marries and spends 30 years like a donkey, working and carrying all the burdens on his back. Then when his children are grown, he lives 15 years like a dog taking care of the house and eating whatever is given to him,so that when he is old, he can retire and live 10 years like a monkey, going from house to house and from one son or daughter to another doing tricks to amuse his grandchildren.

That's Life.

What do you think about it ? Don't you agree ??????????

Love your job !!

This is what separate's the Best from the rest.
Love your job !!
Then everything would be easy.

" Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work ." - Aristotle

Stress Test

Please take test to check how stress you are....

The Banana Test

There is a very, very tall coconut tree and there are 4 animals.
King Kong, an Ape, an Orangutan and a Monkey pass by.
They decide to compete to see who is the fastest to get a banana off the tree.

Who do you guess will win?
Your answer will reflect your personality.
Think carefully . . .

Try and answer within 30 seconds
Got your answer?
Now scroll down to see the analysis.











If your answer is:
Orangutan = you're dull & normal
Ape = you're a moron
Monkey = worse, you're an idiot
King Kong = you're hopelessly stupid.......

Why?! ????.......\


A Coconut tree doesn't have bananas!
Obviously you're stressed and overworked.
Take some time off and relax!

Me & My Father

When I was 4 Yrs Old: My father is THE BEST

When I was 6 Yrs Old : My father seems to know everyone

When I was 10 Yrs Old : My father is excellent but he is short tempered

When I was 12 Yrs Old : My father was nice when I was little

When I was 14 Yrs Old : My father started being too sensitive

When I was 16 Yrs Old: My father can't keep up with modern time

When I was 18 Yrs Old: My father is getting less tolerant as the days pass by

When I was 20 Yrs Old: It is too hard to forgive my father, how could my Mum stand him all these years

When I was 25 Yrs Old: My father seems to be objecting to everything I do

When I was 30 Yrs Old: It's very difficult to be in agreement with my father, I wonder if my Grandfather was troubled by my father when he was a youth

When I was 40 Yrs Old: My father brought me up with a lot of discipline, I must do the same

When I was 45 Yrs Old: I am puzzled, how did my father manage to raise all of us

When I was 50 Yrs Old: It s rather difficult to control my kids how much did my father suffer for the sake of upbringing and protecting us

When I was 55 Yrs Old: My father was far looking and had wide plans for us, he was gentle and outstanding

When I become 60 Yrs Old: 'My father is THE BEST !'

Note that it took 56 Yrs to complete the cycle and return to the starting point 'My father is THE BEST !'

Let's be good to our parents before it's too late and pray that our own children will treat us even better than the way we treated our parents

Eat it

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Grapefruits, Oranges , and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions look like body cells.. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.

Things only a mom can teach

My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
"Just wait until your father gets home."

My Mother taught me about RECEIVING:.
"You are going to get it when we get home!"

My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE:
"What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you... Don't talk back to me!

"My Mother taught me LOGIC:
"Because I said so, that's why."&"If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going tothe store with me.

"My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
"If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to freeze that way."

My Mother taught me to THINK AHEAD:
"If you don't pass your spelling test, you'll never get a good job.

"My Mother taught me ESP:
"Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you're cold?

"My Mother taught me HUMOR:
"When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me.

"My Mother taught me how to BECOME AN ADULT:
"If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up.

"My Mother taught me about SEX:
"How do you think you got here?

"My Mother taught me about GENETICS:
"You're just like your father.

"My Mother taught me about my ROOTS:
"Do you think you were born in a barn?

"My Mother taught me about WISDOM OF AGE:
"When you get to be my age, you will understand.

"My Mother taught me about JUSTICE:
"One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you.
Then you'll see what it's like.

"My mother taught me RELIGION:
"You better pray that will come out of the carpet.

"My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL:
"If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!

"My mother taught me FORESIGHT:
"Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident.

"My mother taught me IRONY:
"Keep crying and I'll *give* you something to cry about.

"My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS:
"Shut your mouth and eat your supper!

"My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM:
"Will you *look* at the dirt on the back of your neck!

"My mother taught me about STAMINA:
"You'll sit there until all that spinach is finished.

"My mother taught me about WEATHER:
"It looks as if a tornado swept through your room.

"My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS:
"If I yelled becauseI saw a meteor coming toward you, would you listen then?

"My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY:
"If I've told you once, I've told you a million times: Don't Exaggerate!!!

"My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE:
"I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.

"My mother taught me about BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION:
"Stop acting like your father!

"My mother taught me about ENVY:
"There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"

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Seize The Day......

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.

And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell.

And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.

'Tomorrow' I say! 'I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him.'
But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.

Around the corner, yet miles away,
'Here's a telegram sir,' 'Jim died today.'
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.

Seize the day.

Never have regrets.
And most importantly,
stay close to your friends and family,
for they have helped make you the person that you are today.

HOPE THIS WON'T HAPPEN TO US !!!!

LOST IN THE DARNEST PLACES:
An elderly Floridian called 911 on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cried. The dispatcher said, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way." A few minutes later, the officer radios in. "Disregard," he says. "She got in the back-seat by mistake."

FAMILY
Three sisters, ages 92, 94 and 96, live in a house together. One night the 96-year old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells to the other sisters, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?" The 94-year-old yells back, "I don't know. I'll come up and see." She starts up the stairs and pauses, "Was I going up the stairs or down?" The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful, knock on wood." She then yells, "I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."

"I CAN HEAR JUST FINE!"
Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine March day. One remarked to the other, "Windy, isn't it?" "No," the second man replied, "it's Thursday." And the third man chimed in, "So am I. Let's have a beer ."

OLD FRIENDS:
Now this one is just too Precious... !Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years, they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, "Now don't get mad at me. I know we've been friends for a long time, but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is" Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"

SENIOR DRIVING
As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Interstate 77. Please be careful!" "Heck," said Herman, "It's not just one car. It's hundreds of them!"

DRIVING
Two elderly women were out driving in a large car - both could barely see over the dashboard. As they were cruising along, they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red, but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat thought to herself, "I must be losing it. I could have sworn we just went through a red light." After a few more minutes, they came to another intersection and the light was red again. Again, they went right through. The woman in the passenger seat was almost sure that the light had been red but was really concerned that she was losing it. She was getting nervous. At the next intersection, sure enough, the ligh t was red and they went on through. So, she turned to the other woman and said, "Mildred, did you know that we just ran through three red lights in a row? You could have killed us both!" Mildred turned to her and said, "Oh, crap, am I driving ?"

What a difference

What a difference a sad event in someone's life makes.

GEORGE CARLIN

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's -could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that
we have taller buildings but shorter tempers,
wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less,
we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families,
more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense,
more knowledge, but less judgment,
more experts, yet more problems,
more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much,
spend too recklessly, laugh toolittle,
drive too fast, get too angry,
stay up too late, get up too tired,
read too little, watch TV too much,
and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.
We've added yearsto life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back,
but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour.
We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.
We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less.
We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever,
but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion,
big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,
fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
throw away morality, one night stands,
overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.
A time when technology can bring this letter to you,
and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones,
because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,
because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,
because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it.
A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that personwill not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak!
And give time to share theprecious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.

George Carlin

The Spoon

A timeless lesson on how Consultants can make a difference for an organization:

Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.

When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?"
"Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired Andersen Consulting to revamp all our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel are better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift."

As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare.
"I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now."
I was impressed.

I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies.

So before he walked off, I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?" "Oh, certainly!" Then he lowered his voice. "Not everyone is so observant. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out that we could save time in the restroom. By tying this string to the tip of our "you know what", we can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent."

"After you get it out, how do you put it back?"
"Well," he whispered, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."

Lateral thinking vs logical thinking

Many years ago in a small Indian village:

A farmer had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender.
The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter.
So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer's debt if he could marry his Daughter.

Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the Proposal.
So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let Providence decide the matter.
He told them that he would put a black Pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag.

Then the girl would have to pick one pebble from the bag.
1) If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father's debt would be forgiven.
2) If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven.
3) But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into Jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer's field.
As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles.
As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine that you were standing in the field.
What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:
1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble.
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money - lender as a cheat.
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment.

Take a moment to ponder over the story.

The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. The girl's dilemma cannot be solved with traditional logical thinking.
Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.
What would you recommend to the girl to do?

Well, here is what she did ....
The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble.
Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path, where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles. "Oh, how clumsy of me," she said.
"But never mind, if you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked."
Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one.
And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
Most complex problems do have a solution.
It is only that we don't attempt to think.

Gifted Engineer

There was an engineer who had an exceptional gift for fixing machines.
After serving his company loyally for over 30 years, he happily retired.
But several years later they contacted him regarding a seemingly impossible problem they were having with one of their multimillion dollar machines. They had tried everything, but to no avail.
The engineer reluctantly took on the challenge. He spent a day studying the huge machine.
At the end of the day he marked a small X in chalk on a particular component of the machine and proudly stated, "This is where your problem is!"
The part was replaced and the machine worked perfectly again.
The company received a bill for $50,000 from the engineer for his services.
They demanded an itemized accounting of his charges.
The engineer responded briefly: "One chalk mark: $1. Knowing where to put it: $49,999."

Interesting

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do,
but married men are a lot more willing to die.

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next. "They stopped after I started doing the same thingto them at funerals.

3 Minute Management Lesson

Lesson One:
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing .
A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"
The eagle answered: "Sure, why not . "
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested .
All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it .

Management Lesson One:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson Two:
A turkey was chatting with a bull .
"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy. "
" Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull .
" They're packed with nutrients . "
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree .
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree .
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree .

Management Lesson Two:
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there .

Lesson Three:
A little bird was flying south for the winter.
It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.
As the frozen bird lay there in the pil e of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out !
He laid there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird Singing and came to investigate .
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung.
He promptly dug him out and ate him.

Management Lesson Three:
(a) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(b) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(c) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

This ends the Three Minute Management Course

WHAT TEACHERS MAKE

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life.

One man, a Chairman of a large company, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, 'What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?'

He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: 'Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.

'To stress his point he said to another guest; 'You're a teacher, Annie. Be honest. What do you make?'

Annie, who had a reputation for honesty and frankness replied, 'You want toknow what I make?
(She paused for a second, then began...)

'Well, I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could.

I make a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of Honor.

I make kids sit through 40 minutes of class time when their parents can't make them sit for 5 without an I Pod, Game Cube or movie rental.

You want to know what I make?' (She paused again and looked at each andevery person at the table.)

''I make kids wonder.
I make them question.
I make them apologize and mean it.
I make them have respect and take responsibility for their actions.
I teach them to write and then I make them write.

Keyboarding isn'teverything.
I make them read, read, read.
I make them show all their work in math.
They use their God given brain, not the man-made calculator.

I make my students from other countries learn everything they need to know in English while preserving their unique cultural identity.
I make my classroom a place where all my students feel safe.
I make my students stand, placing their hand over their heart to say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, One Nation Under God (and descendent of Adam and Eve), because we live inthe United States of America (and the World!).
Finally, I make them understand that if they use the gifts they were given,work hard, and follow their hearts, they can succeed in life.'

(Annie paused one last time and then continued.)
' Then, when people try to judge me by what I make, with me knowing money isn't everything, I can hold my head up high and pay no attention becausethey are ignorant...

You want to know what I make?
I MAKE A DIFFERENCE .
What do you make Mr. Chairman?'

His jaw dropped, he went silent.