His Name Was Fleming
His name
was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a
living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He
dropped his tools and
ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'
'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'
'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
Send this
to everyone you consider A FRIEND..
Pass this on, and brighten some one's day.
AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: You had better send this back!! Good Luck!
I hope it works...
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
Pass this on, and brighten some one's day.
AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: You had better send this back!! Good Luck!
I hope it works...
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God
fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you are dead.
and may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you are dead.
"Leadership
is the capacity to translate vision into reality."
-Warren G. Bennis
"Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things."
-Peter Drucker
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."
-Arnold H. Glasgow
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."
-James Baldwin
"If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek."
-Ken Blanchard
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality, the last is to say "Thank you." In between the two, the leaders must become a servant."
-Max De Pree
"They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
-Theodore Roosevelt
"The greatest management principle in the world is: the things that get rewarded and appreciated get done."
-Michael LeBoeuf
"Excellence is...caring more than others think is wise;
Risking more than others think is safe;
Dreaming more than others think is practical.
Expecting more than others think is possible."
-Winston Churchill
"You get the best efforts from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within."
-Bob Nelson
"Quality is never an accident: It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
-William A. Foster
"Values are critical guides for making decisions. When in doubt, they cut through the fog like a beacon in the night."
-Robert Townsend
"A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization not as it is, but as it should be."
-Jack Welch
"Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back a lot more than you'd expect."
-Robert Half
"The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity."
-Zig Ziglar
"To lead the people, walk behind them."
-Lao Tzu
-Warren G. Bennis
"Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things."
-Peter Drucker
"One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."
-Arnold H. Glasgow
"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."
-James Baldwin
"If you want to know why your people are not performing well, step up to the mirror and take a peek."
-Ken Blanchard
"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality, the last is to say "Thank you." In between the two, the leaders must become a servant."
-Max De Pree
"They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
-Theodore Roosevelt
"The greatest management principle in the world is: the things that get rewarded and appreciated get done."
-Michael LeBoeuf
"Excellence is...caring more than others think is wise;
Risking more than others think is safe;
Dreaming more than others think is practical.
Expecting more than others think is possible."
-Winston Churchill
"You get the best efforts from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within."
-Bob Nelson
"Quality is never an accident: It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives."
-William A. Foster
"Values are critical guides for making decisions. When in doubt, they cut through the fog like a beacon in the night."
-Robert Townsend
"A leader's job is to look into the future and see the organization not as it is, but as it should be."
-Jack Welch
"Giving people a little more than they expect is a good way to get back a lot more than you'd expect."
-Robert Half
"The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity."
-Zig Ziglar
"To lead the people, walk behind them."
-Lao Tzu
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