• Story Corner: The Perfect Husband

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    There are several men sitting around in the locker room of a golf club. After a round, showering and getting changed for the 19th hole.

    Suddenly a mobile phone on one of the benches rings. One of the men picks it up, and the following conversation ensues:

    (H – Husband, W – Wife)

    H – “Hello?”

    W – “Honey, it’s me. Are you at the club?”

    H – “Yes.”

    W – “Great! I am at the mall two blocks from where you are. I just saw a beautiful leather coat. It’s absolutely gorgeous!! Can I buy it?”

    H – “What’s the price?”

    W – “Only $1,000.”

    H – “Well, OK, go ahead and get it, if you like it that much…”

    W – “Ahhh, and I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the 2005 models. I saw one I really liked. It’s a SLK model. I spoke with the salesman and he gave me a really good price. and since we need to exchange the BMW that we bought last year…”

    H – “What price did he quote you?”

    W – “Only $65,000…”

    H – “OK, but for that price I want it with all the options.”

    W – “Great! But before we hang up, something else…”

    H – “What?”

    W – “It might look like a lot, but I was reconciling your bank account and I stopped by the real estate agent this morning and saw the house we had looked at last year. It’s for sale!! Remember? The one with a pool, English garden, acre of park area, beach front property.”

    H – “How much are they asking?”

    W – “Only $450,000 — a magnificent price…and I see that we have that much in the bank to cover…”

    H – “Well, then go ahead and buy it, but just bid up to $420,000. OK?”

    W – “OK, sweetie…Thanks! I’ll see you later!! I love you!!!”

    H – “Bye…I love you too…”

    The man hangs up & closes the phone’s flap. The other men are looking at him in astonishment and derision. The husband raises his hand while holding the phone and asks “Does anyone know who this Cell phone belong to???”

  • Story Corner: I can sleep when the wind blows

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    Years ago , a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast.

    He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic . They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic , wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops.

    As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received A steady stream of refusals.

    Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. “Are you a good farm hand?” the farmer asked him. “Well, I can sleep when the wind blows” answered the little man.

    Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, Hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man’s work.

    Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand’s sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”

    The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”

    Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm.

    To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred.

    The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down.

    Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.


    The moral of this story:

    • When you’re prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically, you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life?!

  • Story Corner: Student vs. Professor

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    After having failed his exam in “Logistics and Organization”, a student goes and confronts his lecturer about it.

    Student: “Sir, do you really understand anything about the subject?”

    Professor: “Surely I must. Otherwise I would not be a professor!”

    Student: “Great, well then I would like to ask you a question.”

    If you can give me the correct answer, I will accept my mark as is and go. If you however do not know the answer, I want you give me an “A” for the exam.”

    Professor: “Okay, it’s a deal. So what is the question?”

    Student: “What is legal, but not logical, logical, but not legal, and neither logical, nor legal?”

    Even after some long and hard consideration, the professor cannot give the student an answer, and therefore changes his exam mark into an “A”, as agreed.

    Afterwards, the professor calls on his best student and asks him the same question.

    He immediately answers: “Sir, you are 63 years old and married to a 35 year old woman, which is legal, but not logical. Your wife has a 25 year old lover, which is logical, but not legal. The fact that you have given your wife’s lover an “A”, although he really should have failed, is neither legal, nor logical .”

  • Story Corner: The Difference between Rich & Poor People

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    One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
    They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
    On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
    “It was great, Dad.”
    “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.
    “Oh yeah,” said the son.
    “So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.
    The son answered:
    “I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
    We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
    We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
    Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
    We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
    We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
    We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
    We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.”
    The boy’s father was speechless.
    Then his son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.”

    The moral of this story:

    • M1– Isn’t perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have.
    • M2– Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
    • M3– Life is too short and friends are too few.