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"Your Liberty is Our Interest" |
July 26, 2004 | |
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good deeds
> > 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 own 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, > > 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.
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