HUMILITY...

Many years ago, a rider came across some soldiers who were trying to move a heavy log without success. The corporal was standing by as the men struggled. The rider asked the corporal why he wasn't helping. The corporal replied, "I am the corporal; I give orders." The rider dismounted, went up and stood by the soldiers and as they were lifting the log, he helped them. With his help, the log got moved. The rider quietly mounted his horse and went to the corporal and said, "The next time your men need help, send for the Commander-in-Chief." After he left, the corporal and his men found out that the rider was none other than George Washington.

I knew you would come...

There were two childhood buddies, Harry and Bill, who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War broke out and they were fighting in the same unit. One night they were ambushed. Bullets were flying all over and out of the darkness came a voice, "Harry, please come and help me." Harry immediately recognized the voice of his childhood buddy, Bill. He asked the captain if he could go. The captain said, "No, I can't let you go, I am already short-handed and I cannot afford to lose one more person. Besides, the way Bill sounds he is not going to make it." Harry kept quiet. Again the voice came, "Harry, please come and help me." Harry sat quietly because the captain had refused earlier. Again and again the voice came. Harry couldn't contain himself any longer and told the captain, "Captain, this is my childhood buddy. I have to go and help." The captain reluctantly let him go. Harry crawled through the darkness and dragged Bill back into the trench. They found that Bill was dead. Now the captain got angry and shouted at Harry, "Didn't I tell you he was not going to make it? He is dead, you could have been killed and I could have lost a hand. That was a mistake and not worth the risk." Harry replied, "Captain, I did the right thing and my risk was worth it. When I reached Bill he was still alive and his last words were "Harry, I knew you would come."

SMILE...

A smile costs nothing, 

but it creates much.

It enriches those who receive it 

without impoverishing those who give it.

It happens in a flash, 

and the memory of it may last forever.

None are so rich 

that they can get along without it, 

and none so poor 

that they cannot be richer for its benefits.

It creates happiness in the home, 

fosters goodwill in a business, 

and is the countersign of friends.

It is rest to the weary, 

daylight to the discouraged,

sunshine to the sad, 

and nature's best antidote for trouble.

Yet it cannot be begged, bought, borrowed, or stolen, 

for it is something that is worth nothing to anyone 

until it is given away.