Just For Fun
Lessons From
Feathered Friend
A fellow named John inherited a
parrot. The parrot had a very bad
attitude, was rude, obnoxious and used profanity. John tried and tried
to change him. He used soft music, careful language, and anything else
he could think of that might be a good influence on his bird. Nothing
worked.
Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot just
yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot only got angried and
more rude.
In desperation, John placed the parrot in the freezer for a few
minutes. Standing outside the door he could hear the parrot squawking,
kicking, screaming and cussing. Then suddenly all was quiet. John was
very alarmed and afraid he had gone too far the and parrot was hurt or
frozen.
He opened the freezer door and the parrot stepped out onto his hand.
It said: "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and
actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions
and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my behavior."
John was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. Just as he was
about to put him back in his cage the parrot continued: "May I ask
what the turkey did?"
WV Quarters
WASHINGTON, DC -- Hang on to any of the new West Virginia quarters if you
have them, they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The US Treasury
announced it is recalling all of the West Virginia quarters that are part
of its program featuring quarters from each state. The quarters are being
issued in the order in which the various states joined the US. "We are
recalling all the new West Virginia quarters that were recently issued,"
Treasury Undersecretary Jack Shackleford said Monday. "This action is
being taken after numerous reports that new quarters will not work in
parking meters, toll booths, vending machines, pay phones, "The problem
lies in a design flaw," Shackleford said. The winning design was submitted
by a West Virginia University student. "Apparently," Shackleford said,
"the duct tape holding the two dimes and nickel together keeps jamming the
coin-operated devices."
Only a true west Virginian can pass this on... we are entitled to laugh at
ourselves.
Body Parts
My mother used to ask me what is
the most important part of the body.
Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct
answer.
When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so
I said, my ears, Mommy.
She said, No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I
will ask you again soon. Several years passed before she asked me again.
Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So
this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it
must be our eyes."
She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is
not correct because there are many people who are blind."
Stumped again, I continued my quest for knowledge and over the years,
Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, "No, but
you are getting smarter every year, my child."
Then last year, my grandpa died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying.
Even my father cried. I remember that especially because it was only the
second time I saw him cry. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say
our final goodbye to Grandpa.
She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"
I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game
between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This
question is very important. It shows that you have really lived in our
life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were
wrong and I have given you an example why. But today is the day you need
to learn this important lesson." She looked down at me as only a mother
can.
I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important
body part is your shoulder."
I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?"
She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a
loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in
life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you
will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one.
It is sympathetic to the pain of others. People will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did. But people will NEVER forget how you made
them feel. The origination of this letter is unknown, but it brings a
blessing to everyone who passes it on.
Good friends are like stars ... You don't always see them, but you always
know they are there.
