There was a fellow who was
about to jump from a bridge. An alert police officer slowly and methodically moved
toward him, talking with him all the time. When the officer got within inches
of the man he said, “Surely nothing could be bad enough...
A recently licensed
pilot was flying his private plane in a cloudy day. He was not very experienced
in instrument landing. When the control tower was to bring him in, he began to
get panicky. Then a stern voice came over the radio, “You just obey...
A very nervous airline passenger began pacing
the terminal when bad weather delayed his flight. During his walk, he came across a life insurance machine. It offered $100,000 in the event
of an untimely death aboard his flight. The policy was just...
James Cash Penney (who started J. C. Penney stores) made some unwise commitments and
became very depressed. He worried so much that he developed shingles. He went
to see his doctor who admitted him to the hospital, but his condition became
worse...
In her autobiography, My Life, former Israeli prime
minister Golda Meir tells the story of her devout Jewish grandfather who lived in
Russia. He was required to serve in the Russian army for sixteen years. During that time he tried to...