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WITandWISDOM(tm) - November 26, 1999 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: "The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order." - Alfred North Whitehead (E-zine: GAGLER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY Mailto:signup@gagler.com) ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: A small boy once approached his slightly older sister with a question about God. "Susie, can anybody ever really see God?" he asked. Busy with other things, Susie curtly replied: "No, of course not silly. God is so far up in heaven that nobody can see him." Time passed, but his question still lingered so he approached his mom: "Mom, can anybody ever really see God?" "No, not really," she gently said. "God is a spirit and he dwells in our hearts, but we can never really see Him." Somewhat satisfied but still wondering, the youngster went on his way. Not long afterwards, his saintly old grandfather took the little boy on a fishing trip. They were having a great time together - it had been an ideal day. The sun was beginning to set with unusual splendor as the day ended. The old man stopped fishing and turned his full attention to the exquisite beauty unfolding before him. On seeing the face of his grandfather reflecting such deep peace and contentment as he gazed into the magnificent ever-changing sunset, the little boy thought for a moment and finally spoke hesitatingly: "Granddad, I - I - wasn't going to ask anybody else, but I wonder if you can tell me the answer to something I've been wondering about a long time - can anybody - can anybody ever really see God?". The old man did not even turn his head. A long moment slipped by before he finally answered. "Son," he quietly said. "It's getting so I can't see anything else." -Author Unknown (Jerry via E-zine: INSPIRATION A DAY! Mailto:jhinds@technologist.com) ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: AS THEY GET OLD . . . Part 1 of 2 [11-26,12-6] Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance. Old actors never die, they just drop apart. Old archers never die, they just bow and quiver. Old architects never die, they just lose their structures. Old bankers never die, they just lose interest. Old basketball players never die, they just go on dribbling. Old beekeepers never die, they just buzz off. Old bookkeepers never die, they just lose their figures. Old cashiers never die, they just check out. Old chauffeurs never die, they just lose their drive. Old chemists never die, they just fail to react. Old cleaning people never die, they just kick the bucket. Old cooks never die, they just get deranged. Old daredevils never die, they just get discouraged. Old deans never die, they just lose their faculties. Old doctors never die, they just lose their patience. Old electricians never die, they just lose contact. Old farmers never die, they just go to seed. Old garage men never die, they just retire. Old hackers never die, they just go to bits. Old hardware engineers never die, they just cache in their chips. Old horticulturists never die, they just go to pot. Old hypochondriacs never die, they just lose their grippe. Old investors never die, they just roll over. Old journalists never die, they just get de-pressed. Old knights in chain mail never die, they just shuffle off their metal coils. Old laser physicists never die, they just become incoherent. Old lawyers never die, they just lose their appeal. (E- zine: THE FUNNIES Mailto:andychaps_the-funnies- subscribe@egroups.com) ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A young couple got married, and when the wife prepared to bake a ham to celebrate their first Thanksgiving, she carefully cut off each end before placing it in the pan. Her husband asked her why she did that and she replied, "I don't know - it's what my mother always did. But I can ask her." She called Mom, who responded, "I always saw your Grandma do it, so I did the same." They decided to check further, so the young bride then called Grandma, who explained, "It was the only way I could get it to fit into my pan." (E-zine: KITTY'S DAILY MEWS Mailto:kittysdailymews-subscribe@topica.com) ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: A merchants association in Pittsburgh has placed 30 rocking chairs around its Market Square, each paid for by a contribution from a local merchant. The chairs are fully occupied almost every day. Bernie Lynch, the association's executive director, told The New York Times that people laughed at her idea at first. "The retailers are still teasing me. But when they see that they're packed and that people are fighting for them at lunch, maybe they realize I'm not as crazy as they thought." - The Oregonian, July 22, 1999 (Barbara Henry) |