WISE, OTHERWISE . . .
Cl^nce Upon a time, King Richard, the Lion-Hearted met with
the Mongol leader of the opposing army just before a battle.
“The battle will be no contest,” said Richard, eyeing the thin, light
sword of his enemy. He laid an iron bar across two logs, and raising
his long heavy sword over his head, he brought it down with great
force, splitting the bar in two.
The enemy leader congratulated Richard for a strong arm, and
threw a silk scarf into the air. He held out the thin sword as the scarf
floated down, and the scarf split into two pieces.
King Richard left the camp much wiser, knowing now, that ap
pearances can be deceiving.
How often do we appraise the other fellow on the basis of what
we see on the surface, and not what we know to be the facts?
Remember the old Indian who said, “Do not judge your brother
until you have walked in his moccasins for three days.”
Instead of judging a man on hearsay, rumor, or what we think we
see or hear; let’s get the information first-hand. Get to know the man
yourself, and make your own judgement.
BOB-
NEFF
(SD/TOR)
THE NOT-SO-MIXED-UP KID By Mat Kidney
He said, “It’s Rocksville up ahead.
You better dig me, Man!
You drag your set of wheels through that
And all you got’s a can!”
This Kid had stopped me on the road.
And it was late at night.
His sports car parked beside the road
Marked by a flashing light.
I had to listen carefully —
Such crazy mixed-up talk —
But finally I understood;
There’d been a fall of rock!
He said, “I gotta stay here, Dad.
You split and buzz the fuzz.”
His language didn’t make much sense,
But somehow, now, it does.
Nobody told that Kid to stop
To warn someone like me.
But he knew, just around the curve
Were rocks I couldn’t see.
And so he stopped and parked his car
With flashing lights awarning,
Until someone would call police —
Or daylight in the morning.
You hear men say, “That’s not my job.”
Well, maybe that’s all right.
But Thank God for a mixed-up Brat
And what he did that night.
Before making up your mind to retire, it is highly advisable
to stay home for a week and watch the daytime television
shows.
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