HOW WE TREAT PEOPLE:

>   Five (5) lessons that will make us think about the
way we treatpeople.
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>   1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
>   During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a popquiz. I was a conscientious student and
had breezed through the questionsuntil I read the last
one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans
ourclassroom?"
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>   Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaningwoman several times. She was tall, dark-haired
and in her 50s, but how would Iknow her name? I handed
in my paper, leaving the last question blank.
Justbefore class ended, one student asked if the last
question would count towardour quiz grade.
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>   "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your
careers, you willmeet many people. All are
significant. They deserve your attention and care,even
if all you do is smile and say "hello".
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>   I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned
her name wasDorothy.
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>   2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
>   One night, at 11.30 p.m., an older African
American woman wasstanding on the side of an Alabama
highway trying to endure a lashingrainstorm. Her car
had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soakingwet, she decided to flag down the next car. A
young white man stopped to helpher, generally unheard
of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her
tosafety, helped her get assistance and put her into a
taxicab.
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>   She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down
his address andthanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man's door. To hissurprise, a giant
console color TV was delivered to his home. A special
notewas attached.. It read: "Thank you so much for
assisting me on the highway theother night. The rain
drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits.
Thenyou came along. Because of you, I was able to make
it to my dying husband'sbedside just before he passed
away . God bless you for helping me andunselfishly
serving others."
>   Sincerely,
>   Mrs. Nat King Cole.
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>   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.
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>   A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
"How much isan ice cream sundae?" he asked.
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>   "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little
boy pulled ishand out of his pocket and studied the
coins in it.
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>   "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he
inquired. Bynow more people were waiting for a table
and the waitress was growingimpatient. "Thirty-five
cents," she brusquely replied. The little boy
againcounted his coins.
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>   "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The
waitress broughtthe ice cream, put the bill on the
table and walked away. The boy finished theice cream,
paid the cashier and left.
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>   When the waitress came back, she began to cry as
she wiped downthe table. There, placed neatly beside
the empty dish, were two nickels andfive pennies.. You
see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to
haveenough left to leave her a tip.
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>   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
simplywalked 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.
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>   Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables. Uponapproaching the boulder, the peasant
laid down his burden and tried to movethe stone to the
side of the road. After much pushing and straining,
hefinally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his
load of vegetables, henoticed a purse lying in the
road where the boulder had been. The pursecontained
many gold coins and a note from the King indicating
that the goldwas for the person who removed the
boulder from the roadway. The peasantlearned what many
of us never understand!
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>   Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
ourcondition.
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>   5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it
Counts.
>   Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
hospital, Igot to know a little girl named Liz who was
suffering from a rare & seriousdisease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion
fromher 5-year old brother, who had miraculously
survived the same disease and haddeveloped the
antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor
explainedthe situation to her little brother, and
asked the little boy if he would bewilling to give his
blood to his sister.
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>   I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking
a deepbreath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will
save her." As the transfusionprogressed, he lay in bed
next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeingthe color returning to her cheeks. Then his face
grew serious and his smilefaded. He looked up at the
doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will Istart
to die right away".
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>   Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; hethought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order tosave her..Even though this was not a joke I hope you enjoyed reading it and remember....

"Work like you don't need the money, love like
>   you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when
nobody'swatching."