Hearing all the talk about relationships, seasons, lifetimes, and
friendships, I wanted to pass on the aforementioned "chain letter" because I
think its particularly fitting. If not, its definetely interesting. Enjoy,
and pass on as you will, I know I did.
>>
>> Friendship
>>
>> His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish
>> farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he
>>heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and
>>ran to the bog.
>>
>> There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a
>> terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer
>>Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying
>>death.
>>
>> The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the
>> Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman
>>stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming
>>had saved.
>>
>> "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved
>> my son's life." "No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the
>>Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.
>>
>> At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the
>> door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
>>"Yes," the farmer replied proudly. "I'll make you a deal. Let me
>>provide him with the level of education my son will enjoy. If the lad is
>>anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a man we both will
>>be proud of."
>>
>> And that he did.
>>
>> Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools
>> and in time, he graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in
>> London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted
>>Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
>>
>> Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was
>> saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life
>>this time? Penicillin.
>>
>> The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name?
>>Sir Winston Churchill.
>>
>> Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
>>
>> "Work like you don't need the money."
"Love like you've never been hurt."
>> "Dance like nobody's watching."
>> "Sing like nobody's listening."
>> "Live like it's Heaven on Earth. "
>>
>> It's National Friendship Week. Send this to everyone you consider a
>> FRIEND.
>>
>> Pass this on, and brighten someone's day.
>>
>> Happy friendship week everyone!
>>
>>
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