The Lottery of Birth — All the Things You Don’t Control in Life
.The Lottery of Birth — All the Things You Don’t Control in Life
By Kyle Kowalski
The reality of the lottery of birth (also known as the lottery of life, birth lottery, and/or life lottery) is something we seem to forget over and over again.
We like to think that we are in control of our lives. That we are responsible for our successes and failures. That we can and should take credit or blame. But, as you’ll quickly see here, life isn’t that simple. In fact, there may be far more out of our control than what is actually in our control. Buckle up! Your ego is about to take a humbling ride.
“Birth is life’s first lottery ticket.” — Jeffrey Archer
The Lottery of Birth — All the Things You Don’t Control in Life
By Kyle Kowalski
The reality of the lottery of birth (also known as the lottery of life, birth lottery, and/or life lottery) is something we seem to forget over and over again.
We like to think that we are in control of our lives. That we are responsible for our successes and failures. That we can and should take credit or blame. But, as you’ll quickly see here, life isn’t that simple. In fact, there may be far more out of our control than what is actually in our control. Buckle up! Your ego is about to take a humbling ride.
“Birth is life’s first lottery ticket.” — Jeffrey Archer
The Lottery of Birth — All the Things You Don’t Control in Life
What is the Lottery of Birth?
Start by watching this short TED Talk by Raoul Martinez. It should be required viewing for all humanity. I also watched Raoul’s full documentary Creating Freedom: The Lottery of Birth, but I actually think his TED Talk is more impactful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAYBgR8zlu0
Let’s recap what Raoul is telling us:
“We do not choose to exist.”
“As newborns, we’re not responsible for our own natures, we’re endowed with genes that we didn’t ask for.”
“We’re faced with a world that we played no part in creating.”
“We do not choose what environment we grow up in.”
“We do not choose our identity, we inherit it.”
“Our starting point in life is one of complete dependence on forces—genetic and environmental—that we don’t control. And these forces can shape us into many things … The people we become, the lives that we lead, the beliefs and values that we learn to hold, owe much to the lottery of our birth.”
Real Life Examples of the Lottery of Birth
What ticket did you get in the lottery of life? This is an incredibly powerful TED Talk by Christina Rickardsson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO_YztdQbzM&t=6s
As is this one by Yasmine Mustafa:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLMlxvCroP0
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"The Spuare Peg, The Round Hole and the Lathe" By Ron Giles
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"The Square Peg, the Round Hole and the Lathe" by Ron Giles - 12.24.20
Entry Submitted by Ron Giles at 2:28 PM EST on December 24, 2020
You can’t fit a square wooden peg in a round hole, unless…., you knock off the edges with a lathe. You can knock off the edges of the square peg with your lathe tools and make it fit precisely. It is done all the time. To do it with people is a bit harder.
It’s not so easy when the square peg is the, fully alive, Cabal debt-based, financial system of greedy bankers. The only good thing about this OLD system lays in the core functionality that supports its use for financial transactions within the economy.
If it weren’t for the edges it might still work. But it is going away as obsolete. We have a new Master Wood Worker and a perfect lathe that is a Miracle Worker of a tool. The QFS.
From Recaps Archives
"The Square Peg, the Round Hole and the Lathe" by Ron Giles - 12.24.20
Entry Submitted by Ron Giles at 2:28 PM EST on December 24, 2020
You can’t fit a square wooden peg in a round hole, unless…., you knock off the edges with a lathe. You can knock off the edges of the square peg with your lathe tools and make it fit precisely. It is done all the time. To do it with people is a bit harder.
It’s not so easy when the square peg is the, fully alive, Cabal debt-based, financial system of greedy bankers. The only good thing about this OLD system lays in the core functionality that supports its use for financial transactions within the economy.
If it weren’t for the edges it might still work. But it is going away as obsolete. We have a new Master Wood Worker and a perfect lathe that is a Miracle Worker of a tool. The QFS.
The whole Human Economic system needs to be able to process the transfer of funds from a buyer to a seller in a way that is unencumbered by weighty commodities.
The medium of exchange used must be something that has a perceived universal value for all parties. The exchange of acceptable funds precedes the transfer of ownership and possession of the object of the transaction.
In the old days, the simple barter system was cumbersome on a large scale. So, warehouses or clearing-houses were built to hold the commodities. A "Script" was issued for the value of the commodity left in the clearing warehouse. The script was exchanged in the market place and at the end of the day, all merchants would turn in the script and collect the goods they purchased with the script.
On a local basis, it worked well until that too became cumbersome. This left an opening for corruption to take place, and so it did. The warehouseman realized his monopoly and began to raise his fees. Without competition, he charged what he wanted and this began the manipulation that gave advantages to certain elite land-owners who used their power to gain from others who did the work. They became wealthy and more greedy.
Thus the Banksters were borne who have played society ever since with their Pyramid economic system that works for the few at the cost of the many.
The greedy opportunistic types saw a profit beyond warehousing and the banking system was borne. It would have worked well but dishonesty became the lazy man’s way to make money. That is why the manipulation of "money" and "money instruments" became the lazy man's way of making money. JUST SEE WHAT THE BANKSTERS HAVE DONE TO OUR MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE. They have truly made it filthy lucre.
The round core at the center of the banking industry is still there but, being alive, it started to grow edges that made it hard to move. The roundness gave way to edges that made the peg hard to use over time. With roundness, this core could move and the economy could roll on. But the greedy grew edges that eventually slowed down the economic machine and encumbered economic growth.
The peg became squared off. To grow the economy, the greedy edges had to be accommodated and the whole economic system morphed into the debt-based financial system that stands at the precipice of collapsing the entire world economic system today. When you mess with the medium of exchange, you eventually destroy the economy.
For the square peg to fit back into the round hole, the greedy edges have to be honed off, sanded, and inserted back into place. Does there exist such a large lathe that could be used for this purpose?
Or should we as a species create something new, a new financial system that eliminates the possibility of ever being taken over by the greedy, dishonest, unethical, system that supports the small 1% of society? A medium of exchange was never meant to be a source of income. We are going back to real money as a medium of exchange that can never be manipulated again. The QFS stands as a Vanguard for society.
The Quantum Financial System (QFS), has a built-in security system that works for 100% of the people. This is one of many, HOLES, in society that are being created to accommodate a whole new structure for society. The old square pegs won’t work anymore. The old overseers, controllers, are fighting to the death to stop us from abandoning their ship but even the cockroaches are leaving. That old ship of foolish greedy S.O.B (short on brains) lowlifes, has so many holes in it, it cannot stay afloat very much longer.
But the new QFS is sailing right next to the old ship of fools and is already taking on the good, righteous survivors and has room for all who want to survive by doing their work in harmony with correct principles of Societal living.
The problem of who gets to stay has already been solved by the gatekeeper who will not allow the cockroaches to come aboard. The square pegs must be stripped of their edges on an individual basis. If the core has not rotted and is still redeemable they must subject themselves to the individual lathe that will hone down the edges, before they will be welcomed on-board the QFS Ship-of-Glory.
There are a lot of small lathes to use on an individual basis but not one large enough to include the Cabal Debt Financial System into the QFS. That’s a Square-Peg-Tooooooo Big, it’s terminal, and the core is rotting and dying.
If you want to come on board the QFS Ship-of-Glory your baggage (edges) will be thoroughly searched, to see if your presence will infect the perfection of the love that is to be found there. The Cabal are not the only ones that have developed, “Edges.” There exists the slave mentality that works against society. This survival thinking has to change.
Doing your own lathe work now, while you have time, will ensure your inclusion as the Humane, peaceful society is created. If not, sorry, we will not let personal pollution in our new society. Take a bath, clean yourself up and your thinking, and learn to come from love in your dealings with others.
As the Societal standard of living with one another raises, those who don't belong will be naturally rejected on a personal basis. Who would want to live with or associate with a filthy person, especially one who is filthy in spirit? Yuck!
Things are changing the way we live. The abundance mentality will prevail as the old Cabal conditioning gives way to doing things in harmony with others. The way we have learned to use Capitalism must change so that all can become a part of a thriving economy. Doing things as a self-aggrandizement must give way to a more society based ethic that supports everybody.
It is our opportunity to create this type of society as we humanitarians go about our work. We get to make the changes. Are we ready to do our work in harmony with the Alliance who is our guide and our protector? When we are ready, it will happen. We will not fail.
I send my prayers to the Alliance and all involved with them, including our IDC Family of Sovereign Humanitarians. Together we are awesome; our turn will come as we finalize our preparations. WWG1WGA!!!!
Love and Light to all
Ron Giles
QFS2020.com
https://inteldinarchronicles.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-square-peg-round-hole-and-lathe-by.html
Quotable Quotes
.Quotable Quotes:
Big results require big ambitions
I am neither for nor against apathy.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.”
All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything
If someone tells you, “You can’t” they really mean, “I can’t
Quotable Quotes:
Big results require big ambitions
I am neither for nor against apathy.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.
The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.”
All you can change is yourself, but sometimes that changes everything
If someone tells you, “You can’t” they really mean, “I can’t
The difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them.
“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.”
Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative
We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future
The next time you feel slightly uncomfortable with the pressure in your life, remember no pressure, no diamonds. Pressure is a part of success
With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.”
Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place
Lastly remember that everything happens for reason and there are no coincidences! Your time has been well spent and you have learned much.
More Quotable Quotes:
We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. Will Rogers
The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible George Burns
Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. Victor Borge
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. Groucho Marx
My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe. Jimmy Durante
My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying. Rodney Dangerfield
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you. Winston Churchill
Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out. Phyllis Diller
Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. Alex Levine
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke
Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks. Johann Gottfried Von Herder
Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do. Orison Swett Marden
Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.
Leon J. Suenes
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau
Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. Harriet Tubman
All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible. T.E. Lawrence
The end of wisdom is to dream high enough not to lose the dream in the seeking of it.
William Faulkner
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
Winning isn't everything, but wanting to win is. Vince Lombardi
The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize. Richard Monckton Milnes
If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true were really true,
there would be little hope of advance. Orville Wright
Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game. Winston Churchill
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. Albert Einstein
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. Andrew Jackson
If you don't know where you are going, you'll end up some place else. Yogi Berra
When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us. Helen Keller
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world. Bendixline
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. John Churton Collins
All misfortune is but a stepping stone to fortune. Henry David Thoreau
Look up and not down; look forward and not back; look out and not in; and lend a hand. E.E. Hale
7 Momentous Kisses in History
.7 Momentous Kisses in History
Feb 13, 2020 Becky Little
From Judas to V-J Day to an interracial Star Trek encounter, see what kisses left their mark in history. Despite what the song says, a kiss isn’t always just a kiss. A kiss can be political, whether because it’s the first of its kind or because it’s between two heads of state. A kiss can also become iconic when it’s captured on film, even if the kiss itself was invasive and unwanted.
With that in mind, here’s a list of some of the most memorable kisses in history.
First Recorded Kiss (circa 1500 B.C.)
A scene of the Mahabharata with Gopis, Daughters of the Cowherds, and Krishna.
Scholars debate whether kissing began as a trend that spread around the globe, or sprung up organically in different regions. Whatever the case, the earliest known written mentions of it are in Vedic Sanskrit scriptures circa 1500 B.C., according to research by Vaughn Bryant, an anthropology professor at Texas A&M University. These scriptures, known as the Vedas, were foundational to the religion of Hinduism.
7 Momentous Kisses in History
Feb 13, 2020 Becky Little
From Judas to V-J Day to an interracial Star Trek encounter, see what kisses left their mark in history. Despite what the song says, a kiss isn’t always just a kiss. A kiss can be political, whether because it’s the first of its kind or because it’s between two heads of state. A kiss can also become iconic when it’s captured on film, even if the kiss itself was invasive and unwanted.
With that in mind, here’s a list of some of the most memorable kisses in history.
First Recorded Kiss (circa 1500 B.C.)
A scene of the Mahabharata with Gopis, Daughters of the Cowherds, and Krishna.
Scholars debate whether kissing began as a trend that spread around the globe, or sprung up organically in different regions. Whatever the case, the earliest known written mentions of it are in Vedic Sanskrit scriptures circa 1500 B.C., according to research by Vaughn Bryant, an anthropology professor at Texas A&M University. These scriptures, known as the Vedas, were foundational to the religion of Hinduism.
After that, kissing continued to appear in ancient Indian and Hindu literature. The Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic compiled by the 4th century A.D., has a line in which someone “set her mouth to my mouth and made a noise that produced pleasure in me.” The Kamasutra also has a chapter on kissing that identifies different methods of kissing and types of kisses.
Judas’ Kiss (circa 1st Century A.D.)
The Kiss of Judas
Kissing isn’t just a romantic act. It can also be a sign of friendship or betrayal. In the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, written circa the 1st century, Judas betrays Jesus by identifying him with a kiss so that armed men can take him away and eventually kill him.
Judas’ kiss has since become a popular storytelling allusion. It may have inspired the “kiss of death” that appears in mafia literature and film (but was probably never an actual mafia practice). Perhaps the most famous example is in The Godfather Part II, when Al Pacino’s character gives his brother Fredo the kiss of death for betraying him.
First Kiss on Film (1896)
May Irwin and John C. Rice, stars of the short film, "May Irwin kiss," by Thomas Edison's studio.
The first people to smooch on film were May Irwin and John C. Rice, who appeared in a short film known variously as May Irwin kiss, Kiss or The Kiss. In 1896, the two performers went to Thomas Edison’s studio in New Jersey and reenacted their final kiss scene from a play they were putting on in New York City.
On stage, no one thought the kiss was that sensational. But many felt the close-up footage of them kissing was too risqué.
First Black Kiss on Film (1898)
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10 Things You Didn’t Know Happened on Valentine’s Day
.10 Things You Didn’t Know Happened on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is filled not only with cards, roses and chocolates but plenty of history as well.
Christopher Klein
1. Captain James Cook Is Killed: 1779
Among Britain’s most accomplished explorers, Cook charted lands from Newfoundland to New Zealand to Alaska. In 1778, on his third voyage to the Pacific Ocean, he became the first European on record to visit the Hawaiian Islands and was received with honors.
He encountered a much different reception, however, when he returned the following year. After one of the crew’s small boats was stolen, the captain decided to retaliate, not by seizing a boat of his own, but by holding Hawaiian King Kalaniopuu hostage instead.
10 Things You Didn’t Know Happened on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is filled not only with cards, roses and chocolates but plenty of history as well.
Christopher Klein
1. Captain James Cook Is Killed: 1779
Among Britain’s most accomplished explorers, Cook charted lands from Newfoundland to New Zealand to Alaska. In 1778, on his third voyage to the Pacific Ocean, he became the first European on record to visit the Hawaiian Islands and was received with honors.
He encountered a much different reception, however, when he returned the following year. After one of the crew’s small boats was stolen, the captain decided to retaliate, not by seizing a boat of his own, but by holding Hawaiian King Kalaniopuu hostage instead.
A hostile mob surrounded Cook and his men as they reached Kealakekua Bay with the king. When news arrived that the foreigners had shot a local chieftain across the bay, the crowd attacked. Cook shot one man dead but before he could reload, the captain was clubbed on the head and stabbed repeatedly before dying in the knee-deep waters.
2. Battle Of Kettle Creek: 1779
As Cook battled the belligerent mob in Hawaii, his countrymen were embroiled in another fight thousands of miles away. In one of the most consequential battles in Georgia during the American Revolution, 400 patriots launched a surprise attack on a band of nearly 800 Loyalists from North and South Carolina that was camped along the flooded Kettle Creek in the woodlands of Wilkes County. Although outnumbered, the patriot militia scored a decisive victory and helped to quash the British strategy to cut off the southern colonies from those in the mid-Atlantic and New England.
3. Oregon Becomes A State: 1859
With the stroke of President James Buchanan’s pen, Oregon was admitted as the 33rd state in the Union just two years before it would be torn apart by the Civil War. Oregon had spent 11 years as a United States territory, and it would take more than a month for news of its admission to cross the country from Washington, D.C. by a combination of telegraph, stagecoach and steamship.
4. Alexander Graham Bell Applies For Telephone Patent: 1876
In the year of America’s centennial, a lawyer representing Bell filed his telephone patent application at the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C., just hours before the attorney for Elisha Gray filed a caveat announcing his intention to file a claim for a patent for his version of a telephone.
Presented with both applications, the Patent Office ultimately decided on March 7, 1876, to issue the first patent for a telephone, United States Patent No. 174,465, to Bell. Three days later in Boston, Bell successfully transmitted speech over telephone wires when he said these words to his assistant, “Mr. Watson—Come here—I want to see you.” The legal wrangling between Bell and Gray lasted for years.
5. General William Tecumseh Sherman Dies: 1891
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Valentine’s Day Facts
.Valentine’s Day Facts
Updated: Feb 4, 2021 Original: Jan 8, 2019
Learn about St. Valentine's Day origins, how it's celebrated, why we say "wear your heart on your sleeve," and more.
HISTORY.COM EDITORS
Origins to a Bloody Pagan Festival - Letters Addressed to 'Juliet' - Box of Chocolates - First Valentine Was Written From a Prison - ‘Vinegar Valentines’ Discouraged Suitors - ‘Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve’ - ‘Sweethearts’ Candies Started Out as Lozenges - Cupid Began as a Greek God - How ‘X’ Came to Mean ‘Kiss’
Valentine’s Day is celebrated every February 14 as couples across the globe honor their spouses, partners and sweethearts. Hundreds of years of traditions and customs have made it into the holiday that we observe today. Here are nine interesting facts about the holiday dedicated to love.
Origins to a Bloody Pagan Festival
Some trace Valentine’s Day origins to a Christian effort to replace a pagan fertility festival that has been dated as far back as the 6th century B.C. During the festival of Lupercalia, Roman priests would sacrifice goats and dogs and use their blood-soaked hides to slap women on the streets, as a fertility blessing. According to legend, women would later put their names in an urn and be selected to be paired with a man for a year.
Valentine’s Day Facts
Updated: Feb 4, 2021 Original: Jan 8, 2019
Learn about St. Valentine's Day origins, how it's celebrated, why we say "wear your heart on your sleeve," and more. Origins to a Bloody Pagan Festival - Letters Addressed to 'Juliet' - Box of Chocolates - First Valentine Was Written From a Prison - ‘Vinegar Valentines’ Discouraged Suitors - ‘Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve’ - ‘Sweethearts’ Candies Started Out as Lozenges - Cupid Began as a Greek God - How ‘X’ Came to Mean ‘Kiss’
Valentine’s Day is celebrated every February 14 as couples across the globe honor their spouses, partners and sweethearts. Hundreds of years of traditions and customs have made it into the holiday that we observe today. Here are nine interesting facts about the holiday dedicated to love.
Origins to a Bloody Pagan Festival
Some trace Valentine’s Day origins to a Christian effort to replace a pagan fertility festival that has been dated as far back as the 6th century B.C. During the festival of Lupercalia, Roman priests would sacrifice goats and dogs and use their blood-soaked hides to slap women on the streets, as a fertility blessing. According to legend, women would later put their names in an urn and be selected to be paired with a man for a year.
Letters Addressed to 'Juliet'
Every year, thousands of romantics send letters addressed to Verona, Italy to “Juliet,” the subject of the timeless romantic tragedy, “Romeo and Juliet.” The city marks the location of the Shakespearean tale, and the letters that reach the city are dutifully answered by a team of volunteers from the Juliet Club. Each year, on Valentine's Day, the club awards the "Cara Giulietta" ("Dear Juliet") prize to the author of the most touching love letter.
Box of Chocolates
The Valentine’s Day tradition of giving a box of candy was started in the 19th century by Richard Cadbury, a scion of a British chocolate manufacturing family. With a new technique recently established at the company to create more varieties of chocolate, Cadbury pounced on the opportunity to sell the chocolates as part of the beloved holiday.
First Valentine Was Written From a Prison
History’s first valentine was written in perhaps one of the most unromantic places conceivable: a prison. Charles, Duke of Orleans wrote the love letter to his second wife at the age of 21 while captured at the Battle of Agincourt. As a prisoner for more than 20 years, he would never see his valentine’s reaction to the poem he penned to her in the early 15th century.
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"Five important Lessons" Posted by Mot at TNT 2-14-2021
.TNT:
Mot: A good Friend sent these to me, reminding me that the most important things are really the little things we do for each other....not the big ones....
1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?
TNT:
Mot: A good Friend sent these to me, reminding me that the most important things are really the little things we do for each other....not the big ones....
1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely, " said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant...They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
One night at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.
She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.
It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's' bedside just before he passed away...God
Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."
Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.
**********
3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.
"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left.
When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.
4 - Fourth Important Lesson.. - The obstacle in Our Path.
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock.
Some of the King's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road.
After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.
**********
5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease.
Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save
her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing
the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
"When Dogs Can Fly" by Dr. Dinar
.From Recap’s Archives
When Dogs Can Fly by Dr. Dinar
Well, they did say it would get crazy at the end.
And if you don't think things are getting crazy, then you're living in an entirely different reality than I am.
Although I will admit it's been crazy for quite some time now.
Like about the last 10 years or so.
At least that's the way it seems anyway.
And we were always hoping it was the end but alas, it wasn't.
Nope, not even close to the end.
From Recap’s Archives
When Dogs Can Fly by Dr. Dinar
Well, they did say it would get crazy at the end.
And if you don't think things are getting crazy, then you're living in an entirely different reality than I am.
Although I will admit it's been crazy for quite some time now.
Like about the last 10 years or so.
At least that's the way it seems anyway.
And we were always hoping it was the end but alas, it wasn't.
Nope, not even close to the end.
For as long as I can recall we've been hearing some of the craziest stuff one can imagine.
But it's not like what we have going on right now.
Especially not on such an all-encompassing global scale.
It's as if the two "Stephens", both King and Spielberg, got together to collaborate on a mind blowing mashup in tribute to Gene Roddenberry.
We often hear the saying "You can't make this shtuff up."
Yet, it's more than obvious they can. And do.
Consistently, on a week to week, month by month, basis.
It seems as if they're never at a loss for crazy.
Back in the day it was all about Iraq and the seating of their government.
That game of musical chairs has gone on for years, one regurgitated article after another.
Occasionally they'd get so ahead of themselves that they'd forget to change the date and once their cover was blown, they'd be forced to create an even bigger lie to outdo their previous ridiculousness, hoping to conceal the unreal.
All the while banking on a serious lack of attention span on the part of your everyday currency holder.
Like a runaway freight train that's lost its Engineer, everyone asleep at the wheel.
They'd simply allow it to run its course until they could imagineer the next latest, greatest delay.
Yet another hitch in a long list of glitches that would once again prevent Iraq from ever reaching a point of posting anything in the Gazette.
Even crazier yet, they've pretty much come full circle with their current cast of characters.
Almost all of these folks currently in the articles are all the same names from the past.
Talk about an unforgettable flashback.
Although back then Sadr was the ultimate bad guy, always threatening to have all of "his" people riot if they didn't get things done ASAP.
By "things" I'm referring to laws passed, Budget revealed, HCL implemented, Article 140, Erbil, Arbil, Gerbil whatevered.
The list goes on, add infinitum.
Then post it in the Gazette, announce it in the Mosques and RV the IQD.
The only thing I see as currently missing is the announcement that Talibani, Barzani, Maliki and Shabibi have been spotted at Baghdad Country Club sneaking out for a quick 18 holes before they release the Budget.
That will be the confirmation, for me at least, that they too have reached an entirely new level of crazium.
So here we are, some 10 years later, not knowing for certain if any of that is, has, or ever will be accomplished.
Likely we never will.
But one thing we do know is none of that matters.
Nope, not a factor in any of this RV/GCR process.
They can and will continue to do whatever they do as they twitter... oops, I mean twittle their thumbs, waiting for the official "GO" signal.
Just like the rest of us, waiting impatiently in the queue.
Matter of fact, I'll bet they're all equally as amazed at just how everything is playing out on a global scale and have plenty of popcorn on hand.
I mean, who could've even begun to imagine all that's currently going on.
We've successfully navigated through a myriad of misconceptions throughout the years but nothing even comes close to what we're dealing with right now.
For those that have only been around for the past 5 or so years, although you might have missed out on most of the Iraq outrageousness that used to serve as our daily dose of crazium, you've managed to get up close and personal with plenty of lunacy.
They've done their very best to not only match but to surpass the previous level of impossibilities.
From Clones wearing gold ties and ankle boots on their feet to security Drones to Aliens conducting NDA... oops, I mean DNA probes while they laser-off our fingerprints.
It's been crazy, personified.
And yet, here we sit, not really remembering any of that.
Things seem to have taken on a surreal feeling.
It's almost like an out of body kinda thing.
It's as if we're watching this whole thing play out but not actually experiencing it for real.
Could that be because I've become so jaded after all these years of nothing coming true.
Or could it be the exact opposite.
Because I'm beginning to see so many of the rumors of our past actually playing out right before my very eyes.
So many things that I just about threw my neck out shaking my head from side to side in sheer disbelief when I first heard them, now coming forth as reality.
I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong.
And lemme tell ya', I've been wrong on more than a few occasions during this seemingly never ending journey.
I've been forced to open my mind to the possibility of their implementing an entirely new banking system.
Which I've always felt was needed but wasn't entirely convinced was possible.
And yet, welcome to the QFS.
Consider me convinced.
Same with the whole "rates" thing as well.
No, I'm not a believer in these so called "Contract" rates being anything us regular folks will ever be near or dear to.
While they might be a reality for the higher-up's, I seriously doubt they will be a factor at our level.
But neither am I a believer in the $0.10 rate that had everyone so excited a mere decade ago.
I guess I'm more middle-of-the-road, believing we'll do very well.
Whatever that means.
Speaking of opening my mind, if you've been around for half a decade or so then you'll surely remember Zap and his Flying Purple Pig "Snuffles".
Part of his weekly updates.
And by "updates", I mean rebuttals as he continually received plenty of flak for his predictions that never materialized.
Welcome Zap, join the crowd.
Up to this point, everybody's been wrong.
It goes without saying Zap's a lively character and I believe he's still out there somewhere.
Through no fault of his own he truly thought he had a handle on how things were going and where we stood in the world's slowest rollout.
Unfortunately he wasn't any closer than anyone else on the GCR Guesstimation Gauge.
Had he been, we'd already be oot 'n aboot, enjoying the "Pay It Forward" lifestyle that we're all looking oh so forward to.
Who knows, with all the other outrageous stuff that's come true after all these years I won't be the least bit surprised to get word of a Flying Purple Pig sighting in the near future.
Even better yet, I'd love to see a Flying Dog or two land on my window sill.
I'll bet they could slide in under the recently imposed travel restrictions.
That could very well be the missing sign we're all so anxiously awaiting.
The tipping point.
The signal telling us we've finally reached the necessary level of crazy.
Crazy enough for them to finally release the RV/GCR.
Buckle up folks because things could get a bit bumpy.
While I don't believe we've actually reached maximum crazium level just yet, one can't help but be extra encouraged by the level of crazy we're now experiencing.
We've got to be getting close.
Please don't bail out now.
You've made it this far, you can make it to the finish line.
Kindly,
Dr. Dinar
Disclaimer; I'm not a Wealth Manager, Financial Advisor, CPA, Tax Attorney, RV/GCR Committee member, nor am I in any way connected to Wall St., the NASDAQ, the Stock Market, day trading, nor am I the owner of a Flying Dog-Bird. I'm simply someone that chooses to believe in the power of positive thinking and on the odd chance this thing truly is real, I want to make sure I'm there at the finish line to enjoy it.
Don't Quit
.From Recaps Archives
DON’T QUIT
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest, if you must, but don’t quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
From Recaps Archives
DON’T QUIT
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest, if you must, but don’t quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow-
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man:
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learned to late when the night came down
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar:
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit-
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.
Anonymous
“Thanks John for letting Recaps know this post was by Edgar A. Guest, written (with apparently no exact date of publication) in the 1920’s.”
Keep Watering Your Bamboo Tree
.From Recaps Archives
Keep Watering Your Bamboo Tree - Eric Aronson
In the Far East, there is a tree called the Chinese bamboo tree. This remarkable tree is different from most trees in that it doesn't grow in the usual fashion. While most trees grow steadily over a period of years, the Chinese bamboo tree doesn't break through the ground for the first four years. Then, in the fifth year, an amazing thing happens - the tree begins to grow at an astonishing rate. In fact, in a period of just five weeks, a Chinese bamboo tree can grow to a height of 90 feet. It's almost as if you can actually see the tree growing before your very eyes.
Well, I'm convinced that life often works in a similar way. You can work for weeks, months and years on your dream with no visible signs of progress and then, all of the sudden, things take off. Your business becomes profitable beyond your wildest dreams. Your marriage becomes more vibrant and passionate than you ever thought it could be. Your contribution to your church, social organization and community becomes more significant than you have ever imagined.
From Recaps Archives
Keep Watering Your Bamboo Tree - Eric Aronson
In the Far East, there is a tree called the Chinese bamboo tree. This remarkable tree is different from most trees in that it doesn't grow in the usual fashion. While most trees grow steadily over a period of years, the Chinese bamboo tree doesn't break through the ground for the first four years. Then, in the fifth year, an amazing thing happens - the tree begins to grow at an astonishing rate. In fact, in a period of just five weeks, a Chinese bamboo tree can grow to a height of 90 feet. It's almost as if you can actually see the tree growing before your very eyes.
Well, I'm convinced that life often works in a similar way. You can work for weeks, months and years on your dream with no visible signs of progress and then, all of the sudden, things take off. Your business becomes profitable beyond your wildest dreams. Your marriage becomes more vibrant and passionate than you ever thought it could be. Your contribution to your church, social organization and community becomes more significant than you have ever imagined.
Yet, all of this requires one thing - faith. The growers of the Chinese bamboo tree have faith that if they keep watering and fertilizing the ground, the tree will break through. Well, you must have the same kind of faith in your bamboo tree, whether it is to run a successful business, win a Pulitzer Prize, raise well-adjusted children, or other important endeavors and business you have been nurturing.. You must have faith that if you keep making the calls, honing your craft, reading to your kids, reaching out to your client base, that you too will see rapid growth in the future.
This is the hard part for most of us. We get so excited about the idea that's firmly planted inside of us that we simply can't wait for it to blossom. Therefore, within days or weeks of the initial planting, we can become discouraged and begin to second guess ourselves or outside influence can slow or impair our dream.
Sometimes, in our doubt, we dig up our seed and plant it elsewhere, in hopes that it will quickly rise in more fertile ground. We see this very often in people who change jobs every year or so. We also see it in people who change churches, organizations and even spouses in the pursuit of greener pastures. More often than not, these people are greatly disappointed when their tree doesn't grow any faster in the new location.
Other times, people will water the ground for a time but then, quickly become discouraged. They may even start to wonder if it's worth all of the effort. This is particularly true when they see their neighbors having success with other trees. They start to think, "What am I doing trying to grow a "bamboo" tree? If I had planted a lemon tree, I'd have a few lemons by now." These are the kind of people who return to their old jobs and their old ways. They walk away or abandon their bamboo dream in exchange for a more common "sure thing."
Sadly, what many people fail to realize is that pursuing your dream will be a "sure thing" if you never give up. So long as you keep watering and cultivating your dream, it will come to fruition. It may take weeks, months, years or even much of a lifetime, but eventually, the roots will take hold and your tree will grow. And when it does, it will grow in remarkable ways.
We've seen this happen so many times. Henry Ford had to water his bamboo tree through five business failures before he finally succeeded with the Ford Motor Company.
Richard Hooker had to water his bamboo tree for seven years and through 21 rejections by publishers until his humorous war novel, M*A*S*H became a runaway bestseller, spawning a movie and one of the longest-running television series of all-time.
Another great bamboo grower was the legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro. Arcaro lost his first 250 races as a jockey before going on to win 17 Triple Crown races and 554 stakes races for total purse earnings of more than $30 million.
Remember, we all have a bamboo tree inside of us just waiting to break through. Keep watering and believing and you too can be flying high before you know it.
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AND THEN IT IS WINTER
.AND THEN IT IS WINTER Author Unknown
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
AND THEN IT IS WINTER Author Unknown
You know. . . time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams.
But, here it is... the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise...How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go? I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like.
But, here it is...my friends are retired and getting grey...they move slower and I see an older person now. Some are in better and some worse shape than me...but, I see the great change...Not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant...but, like me, their age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore... it's mandatory! Cause if I don't on my own free will... I just fall asleep where I sit!
And so...now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!! But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I'm not sure how long it will last...this I know, that when it's over on this earth...its over. A new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done...things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet...let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!!
Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life...so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember...and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!! "Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one. Live it well! Enjoy today! Do something fun! Have a great day!
Be Safe! Be Careful! Be Well! Be Happy! Be Brave! Be Truthful! Most of ALL – Be KIND!
Remember "It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.
Today is the oldest you've ever been, yet the youngest you'll ever be so - enjoy this day while it lasts.
Author Unknown
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