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WITandWISDOM(tm) - November 10, 2000 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity. - Albert Camus Source: www2.bc.edu/~boweran/quotes.html via http://www.witandwisdom.org Submitted by Jay W. Cook ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: A minister walking down a crowded street with a great scientist - a student of birds and animal life - was stopped by the scientist with the question, "What do you hear?" "Why, I hear the confusion of the crowds, the clatter of the street cars, the clang of the automobiles." "But what else do you hear?" "Nothing," replied the minister. "I hear a cricket," said the scientist. The scientist led the way through the crowd to the side of the building. There he lifted a bit of stone which rested on a ledge. Under it was a cricket, making its distinctive music. The minister was astonished, and asked, "How did you hear that?" "Oh, that's nothing!" replied the scientist. "I'll show you something more wonderful than that." He led the way to the sidewalk, stopped in the midst of the crowd that was streaming by, reached into his pocket, and found a dime. "Now listen!" He dropped the dime. It tinkled. Every one within twenty feet stopped and listened. "Now," said the scientist to the minister, "I will preach you a better sermon in one sentence than you ever preached in half an hour. Here it is: You hear what you are trained to hear, and see what you are trained to see!" - By Hubert C. Herring Source: Signs of the Times, Copyright (c) March 11, 1930, Pacific Press, www.pacificpress.com/signs via http://www.witandwisdom.org Submitted by: Dale Galusha ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: NEW LIBRARY OFFERINGS "Using and Exploring the Internet" by Dorothy "Dot" Com "I Heard Them Yell 'Man Overboard'" by Ilene Dover "Modern Sewing Tips and Modern Patterns" by Polly Esther Phabrique "Favorite Internet Sites" by I. Seymour Cites "Raising a Happy Garden" by Daisy Flowers "Sleepy Bedtime Stories" by Anna S. Thesia "Leo Tolstoy" by Warren Peace "Yuletime Music" by Carol Singer "Winning Strategies for Tic-Tac-Toe" by Chris Cross "The Resident in the Steeple" by Belle Free "Tennis Tips for Beginners" by Annettte Anna Raquette "Vegetarianism" by Sal Ad Submitted by John Hoh ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: The minister selected a 50-cent item at a convenience store, but then discovered he didn't have any money with him. "I could invite you to hear me preach in return," he said jokingly to the clerk, "but I'm afraid I don't have any fifty-cent sermons." "Perhaps," suggested the clerk, "I could come twice." Source: Bill's Punch Line, bills-punch-line- subscribe@egroups.com via http://www.witandwisdom.org ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Have you taken the Bible Trivia Challenge yet? Many new questions have been added to challenge your Bible knowledge and provide you with many hours of excitement. You can focus on our 17 different Old Testament and 12 New Testament categories or choose the General category. Have fun and be challenged! http://trivia.crossdaily.com Source: The Christian Web join-the-christian-web@XC.Org via http://www.witandwisdom.org |