LITTLE Things
The 'L I T T L E' thi ng s that saved the life of people from the tragedy of 9/11.
- As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten.
- Another fellow was alive because it washis turn to bring donuts.
- One woman was late because heralarm clock didn't go off in time.
- One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpikebecause of an auto accident.
- One of them missed his bus.
- One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
- One's car wouldn't start.
- One went back toanswer the telephone .
- One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.
- One couldn't get a taxi.
- T he one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.
Now when I am stuck in traffic , miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone ... all the little things that annoy me. I think to myself, this is exactly where ! God wants me to be at this very moment.. Next time your morning seems to be going wrong , the children are slow getting dressed,you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated; God is at work watching over you.
May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things and may you remember their possible purpose.
some interesting facts
Hi all,
Below is the list of some interesting facts to know..
1. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. 2. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
3. Coca-Cola was originally green.
4. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. (so don't listen songs)
5. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
6. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
7. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
8. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
9. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
10. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
11. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
12. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
13. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
14. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
15. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history. Spades - King David Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
16. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
17. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
18. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
19. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
20. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented by women.
21. Honey is the only food that doesn't spoil.
22. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
23. A snail can sleep for three years.
24. All polar bears are left handed.
25. Butterflies taste with their feet.
26. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
27. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
28. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
29. Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
30. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
31. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
32. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
33. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
34. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
35. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
36. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
37. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different .
And finally 99% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow..
Award winning short story
There was a contest in a company to write a fictional story for 500 words max which would start with the line "
On a dark and foggy night, a small figure lay huddled on the railway tracks leading to the Bangalore station"
This is what one professional wrote for the contest....... surprisingly, it was adjudged the
best short story ;;))
On a dark and foggy night, a small figure lay huddled on the railway tracks leading to the Bangalore station. At once I was held back to see someone in that position during midnight with no one around. With curiosity taking the front seat, I went near the body and tried to investigate it. There was blood all over the body which was lying face down. It seemed that a ruthless blow by the last train could have caused the end of this body which seemed to be that of a guy of around my age. Amidst the gory blood flow, I could see a folded white envelope which was fluttering in the midnight wind. Carefully I took the blood stained envelope and was surprised to see the phrase "appraisal letter" on it. With curiosity rising every moment, I wasted no time in opening the envelope to see if I can find some details about the dead guy. The tag around the body's neck and the jazzy appraisal cover gave me the hint that he might be a software engineer. I opened the envelope to find a shining paper on which the appraisal details where typed in flying colors. Thunders broke into my ears and lightening struck my heart when I saw the appraisal amount of the dead guy!!!!! My God, it was not even, as much as the cost of the letter on which the appraisal details were printed.... My heart poured out for the guy and huge calls were heard inside my mind saying "no wonder, this guy died such a miserable death"... As a fellow worker in the same industry, I thought I should mourn for him for the sake of respect and stood there with a heavy heart thinking of the shock that he would have experienced when his manager had placed the appraisal letter in his hand. I am sure his heart would have stopped and eyes would have gone blank for few seconds looking at the near to nothing increment in his salary.
While I mourned for him, for a second my hands froze to see the employee's name in the appraisal letter... hey, what a strange co-incidence, this guy's name is same as mine, including the initials. This was interesting. With some mental strength, I turned the body upside down and found myself fainted for a second. The guy not only had my name, but also looked exactly like me. Same looks, same built, same name.... it was me who was dead there!!!!!!!! While I was lost in that shock, I felt someone patting on my shoulders. My heart stopped completely, I could not breathe and sprung in fear to see who was behind......... splash!!! Went the glass of water on my laptop screen as I came out of my wild dream to see my manager standing behind my chair patting on my shoulder saying, "wake up man? Come to meeting room number two. I have your appraisal letter ready..."
SWOT Analysis
A married man was asked to perform his SWOT(Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) analysis.
He Said,
My
Strength is my wife.
My
Weakness is my neighbours wife.
Opportunity comes when neighbour goes out.
Threat comes when I myself go out.
