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WITandWISDOM(tm) - August 29, 2000 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Remember that happiness is a way of travel - not a destination. - Roy Goodman Source: Thought for Today, thoughtfortoday- subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: George Washington Carver (1864-1943) Carver was a very gifted speaker. His most popular story was the following: I asked God, "Why did you make the universe, Lord?" "Ask for something more in proportion to that little mind of yours," replied God. "Why did you make the earth, Lord?" I asked. "Your little mind still wants to know far too much. Ask for something more in proportion to that little mind of yours," replied God. "Why did you make man, Lord?" I asked. "Far too much. Far too much. Ask again," replied God. "Explain to me why you made plants, Lord," I asked. "Your little mind still wants to know far too much." "The peanut?" I asked meekly. "Yes! For your modest proportions I will grant you the mystery of the peanut. Take it inside your laboratory and separate it into water, fats, oils, gums, resins, sugars, starches and amino acids. Then recombine these under my three laws of compatibility, temperature and pressure. Then you will know why I made the peanut." And that was what George - highly skilled botanist and chemist - did. [various versions in many sources, including George Washington Carver by Rackham Holt, 1943, and George Washington Carver by Linda McMurry, 1981] www.heroesofhistory.com/page11.html Source: Jo Jokers, jo- jokers-subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: THINGS CHILDREN SAY & DO: Mary was four and was just beginning to peel from her very first sunburn. As she looked in the mirror, tears filled her eyes, and she said, "Look at me. I'm only four and I'm already starting to wear out." Source: Giggles & Grins Copyright (c) 2000 by Igiggle@aol.com All Rights Reserved, gigglesngrins-subscribe@topica.com ~~~ "My daddy is a movie actor, and sometimes he plays the good guy, and sometimes he plays the lawyer." By Malcolm Ford, to his preschool classmates on what his father, actor Harrison Ford, does for a living. Source: Giggles & Grins Copyright (c) 2000 by Igiggle@aol.com All Rights Reserved, gigglesngrins-subscribe@topica.com ~~~ A minister was talking to similar group of young children. "Who can tell me what we must do before we can expect forgiveness of sin?" There was a moment's pause, then Tommy made a logical contribution: "Well, sir, first we have got to sin." Source: Teresa's Jokers, jo-jokers-subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~ "Just think, children," said the missionary, "in Africa there are six million square miles where little boys and girls have no Sunday School. Now, what should we all strive to save money for?" "To go to Africa!" Source: Teresa's Jokers, jo-jokers-subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: "The budget should be balanced. Public debt should be reduced. The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered, and assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt." - Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.) Source: The Funnies, andychaps_the-funnies-subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: NO LONGER CLASSLESS In the United States in 1979, average family income in the top 5 percent of the earnings distribution was more than 10 times that in the bottom 20 percent. By 1999, that ratio had increased to 19 to 1. That's the biggest gap since 1947, when the Census Bureau began keeping track, and it's the highest among the advanced industrial nations. The U.S. is also believed to hold the top spot regarding concentration of wealth, with I percent of the population holding roughly 40 percent of the nation's wealth (up from about 19 percent in 1976). From: U.S. News & World Report Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) June 2000, Pacific Press, www.pacificpress.com/signs via http://www.witandwisdom.org |