HEAVEN´S MANUSCRIPTS
One night four college lads stayed out late, partying and having a good time. They paid no mind to the test they had scheduled for the next day and didn’t study. In the morning, they came up with a plan to get out of taking the test. They covered themselves with grease and dirt and…
Go the extra mile: to go beyond what is necessary or expected in order to please someone, achieve something, or get something done correctly. If you go the extra mile, you make a special effort to do or achieve something. I was 20 and had just finished my first degree when I asked my fathers…
There was an industrialist whose production line inexplicably breaks down, costing him millions per day. He finally tracks down an expert who takes out a screwdriver, turns one screw, and then – as the factory cranks back to life – presents a bill for £10,000. Affronted, the factory owner demands an itemised version. The expert…
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did…
”First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out – Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out – Because I…