Subject: A little bit of history...
Importance: Low
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.
Nothing will happen if you do not decide to
pass it along. The only thing
that will happen, if you DO pass
it on, is that someone might smile because
of you.
Happy friendship week everyone!
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