TOO HARD ON MOM A father and his son were talking together when the father asked the son what he wanted for his birthday. The boy said he wanted a baby brother. His birthday wish came true — he got a baby brother. Prior to his next birthday his father asked his son again, “What …
SOMETHING HAS CHANGED One of my favorite illustrations of faith is a cartoon I saw years ago. I no longer remember who wrote it or the title of the cartoon, but the picture and dialogue are crystal clear: Grandpa and his grandson who is about five years old are out for a walk on a …
FRENCH ACCENT SYNDROME A forty-six-year-old Massachusetts man walked away from a car accident with an unexpected problem: he spoke with a French accent. “At first it bothered me very much, because I can’t make myself well understood,” the man, who asked not to be identified, said in a telephone interview. He said he had no …
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UNHEALTHY SOLDIERS In the annals of ancient Greek history was a soldier who faithfully served under Antigonus. This soldier had a chronic disease that caused him great pain and threatened his life. His only relief from the pain of his disease was to devote himself to warfare. He was a gallant warrior who was fearless …
INVOLUNTARY DISOBEDIENCE The attendant at a movie theater was walking up and down the aisle between showings of the movie. While doing so, he noticed that in the back of the theater there was a man lying across three seats. The attendant told the man that he would need to sit up in one chair. …
CAN’T HIDE IN A HOLE You have to take a position, whether you like it or not. The natural inclination is to hide in a hole for a while. But if you don’t talk about some of the problems, you create a credibility gap. By John J. Phelan
HOW FLAT WILL YOU GO? If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may even get yourself knocked down. But remember this: Someone flattened by an opponent can get up. Someone flattened by conformity stays down for good. By Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
IMAGINARY PROBLEMS One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them do not exist except in our imaginations. By Steve Allen, How to Make a Speech