A teacher asks a student how he would measure the height of a very tall building using a barometer, evidently expecting to hear about the reduced air pressure being proportionate to the elevation. The student replies: Tie the barometer to a long string, lower the string till the barometer touches the ground, measure the length …
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What do you see.? Your appearance is telling you and the world about you. Your appearance shows very clearly about what you really are and not what you want the world to believe. Leonardo Da Vinci, a noted Italian artist painted the Last Supper; and the time engaged for it’s completion was seven years. The …
The following true story captured our heart. It happened several years ago in the Paris opera house. A famous singer had been contracted to sing, and ticket sales were booming. In fact, the night of the concert found the house packed and every ticket sold. The feeling of anticipation and excitement was in the air …
Thomas Aquinas once said, “No one can live without joy.” But many people try. And the reason is often simply because they don’t know how to be happy! They are so intent on the three P’s – power, prosperity and prestige – that they miss out on joy. Try to imagine this picture. It is …
This scene took place on a British Airways flight between Johannesburg, South Africa & London. A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. “You obviously do not see it then?” she asked. “You placed me next to a black man. …
You have probably noticed those people at work, school, and in your daily life that always appear to be self confident and on top of world. Everything seems to go right for these people and they always seem to present themselves as calm, collected and successful in everything they do. If you are paying attention …
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, …
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80’s arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before …
A friend wrote me recently about leadership – ‘Why some can and some can’t?’ and ‘How to’ about team work. He made an interesting remark, ‘I can’t speak smart, and that’s why’. “Speech is the gift of all, but the thought of few.” — The Roman Statesman, Cato. Very True ! Leadership is not about …
Mother is the one who gave birth to you as a child. When she first held you in her arms, she fell madly in love with you! She is the one that changed your diaper, gave you your bottle, bathed and dressed you. She is the one who tended to you when you were sick, …