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Five Lessons About How To Treat People
-- Author Unknown


1. First Important Lesson - "Know The Cleaning Lady"

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. Iwas a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, untilI read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleansthe school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman severaltimes. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I knowher name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Justbefore class ended, one student asked if the last question would counttoward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet manypeople. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, evenif 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 - "Pickup In The Rain"

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standingon the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.Her car had broken 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 thoseconflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her getassistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thankedhim. 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 note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assistingme on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only myclothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I wasable to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passedaway. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.


3. Third Important Lesson - "Remember Those Who Serve"

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year-old boyentered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glassof water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked."50¢," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coinsin it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired. By now morepeople were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient."35¢!" 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 on the tableand walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier andleft.

When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down thetable. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels andfive pennies. You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had tohave enough left to leave her a tip.


4. Fourth Important Lesson - "The Obstacles In Our Path"

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hidhimself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some ofthe king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walkedaround 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. Uponapproaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried tomove the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing andstraining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load ofvegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder hadbeen. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the Kingindicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder fromthe roadway. The peasant 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 toknow a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and seriousdisease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusionfrom her 5-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the samedisease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked thelittle boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I sawhim 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 andsmiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Thenhis face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor andasked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?".

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