-PusangKalye-

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz.
I was a conscientious student and had 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, leavingthe last question blank. Just before
class ended, one student asked ifthe last question would count toward our
quiz grade.
“Absolutely,” said the professor.
“In your careers,you will meet many people. All are significant.
Theydeserve 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.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pick up in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was
standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car hadbroken down and she
desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.A young white man
stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s.. The mantook her to safety,
helped her get assistance and put her into a taxi cab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and
thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man’s door. To his surprise, a giant console color
TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached..
It read:
“Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night.
The rain drenched not only myclothes, but also my spirits. Then you came
along.Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband’s bedside
just before he passed away… God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.”
Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

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. A waitress put a glass
of water in front of him.
“How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked.
“Fifty cents,” replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the
coins in it.
“Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?” he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was
growing impatient.
“Thirty-five cents,” she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
“I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill onthe table and
walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When
the waitresscame back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There,
placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn’t have the sundae, because he had to have enough
left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on aroadway. Then he
hid himself and watched to see ifa nyone would remove the huge rock. Some of
theking’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 stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon
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. After 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 remove d the boulder from the roadway. Thepeasant
learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts…

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to
know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious
disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from
her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and
had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor
explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if
he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and
saying, “Yes I’ll do it if it will save her.” As the transfusion progressed,
he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color
returning to her cheek. Then his
face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I
start to die right away”.

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought
he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save
her.