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Post by BobWilliston on Mar 7, 2021 1:11:52 GMT -5
Good teachers don't shame their students. That way the student has to deal with himself alone. I liked this story that someone shared with me today.
An old man meets a young man who asks: “Do you remember me?” And the old man says no. Then the young man tells him he was his student, And the teacher asks: “What do you do, what do you do in life?” The young man answers: “Well, I became a teacher.” “ah, how good, like me?” Asks the old man. “Well, yes. In fact, I became a teacher because you inspired me to be like you.” The old man, curious, asks the young man at what time he decided to become a teacher. And the young man tells him the following story: “One day, a friend of mine, also a student, came in with a nice new watch, and I decided I wanted it. I stole it, I took it out of his pocket. Shortly after, my friend noticed the his watch was missing and immediately complained to our teacher, who was you. Then you addressed the class saying, ‘This student's watch was stolen during classes today. Whoever stole it, please return it.’ I didn't give it back because I didn't want to. You closed the door and told us all to stand up and form a circle. You were going to search our pockets one by one until the watch was found. However, you told us to close our eyes, because you would only look for his watch if we all had our eyes closed. We did as instructed. You went from pocket to pocket, and when you went through my pocket, you found the watch and took it. You kept searching everyone's pockets, and when you were done you said ‘open your eyes. We have the watch.’ You didn't tell on me and you never mentioned the episode. You never said who stole the watch either. That day you saved my dignity forever. It was the most shameful day of my life. But this is also the day I decided not to become a thief, a bad person, etc. You never said anything, nor did you even scold me or take me aside to give me a moral lesson. I received your message clearly. Thanks to you, I understood what a real educator needs to do. Do you remember this episode, professor? The old professor answered, ‘Yes, I remember the situation with the stolen watch, which I was looking for in everyone’s pocket. I didn't remember you, because I also closed my eyes while looking.’ This is the essence of teaching: If to correct you must humiliate; you don't know how to teach "
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Post by Grant on Mar 7, 2021 1:46:53 GMT -5
Good lessons to be learned from this Bob. I saw it on another site as well today.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2021 1:41:32 GMT -5
Good things come to those Who BELIEVE. Better things come to those who are PATIENT, and the BEST things come to those who DON’T GIVE UP.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2021 23:58:01 GMT -5
“We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It's up to us to make it good or bad.”
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 2:11:33 GMT -5
We don’t always have to agree with one another but it’s important that we learn to respect each other. Rubyanne.
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Post by Gene on Mar 10, 2021 6:40:04 GMT -5
We don’t always have to agree with one another but it’s important that we learn to respect each other. Rubyanne. I've thought about that one a lot, and it's a helpful life maxim...but to be frank, in some situations I find myself struggling with it. It usually works in practice, but it seems to me that there's a threshold sometimes crossed, beyond which respect is justifiably left to the wayside. What do you think, @redback ?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 11:14:44 GMT -5
"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. WRITER
There are some on TMB who want to "Rule the Roost" and resort to insult. Many good people have left because of it. Many times I have thought of doing the same. But because the majority of people here are good people, out of respect you "Turn the other Cheek"
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 2:56:42 GMT -5
"There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone, the light remains."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2021 3:16:00 GMT -5
Beautiful things happen in your life when you distance yourself from all the negative things. Anonymous
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2021 2:28:16 GMT -5
The strongest people make time to help others , even if they’re struggling with their own personal problems.
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Post by dmmichgood on Mar 13, 2021 5:14:41 GMT -5
The strongest people make time to help others , even if they’re struggling with their own personal problems. Thanks Redback, -I have been turning to your post as the last one post before I go to bed.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 3:45:53 GMT -5
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa
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Post by greysparrow on Mar 14, 2021 15:00:30 GMT -5
Thanks Redback for all your messages, one of the things I look to read first on this site. I have just texted a friend who is likely to lose his job in the next few weeks and a couple of your messages seemed very appropriate. Hope he appreciated them too. You Aussies aren't too bad, only trouble is you play cricket too well.
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Mar 14, 2021 16:10:00 GMT -5
Thanks Redback for all your messages, one of the things I look to read first on this site. I have just texted a friend who is likely to lose his job in the next few weeks and a couple of your messages seemed very appropriate. Hope he appreciated them too. You Aussies aren't too bad, only trouble is you play cricket too well. Does that include their underarm bowling style?
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Post by speak on Mar 14, 2021 16:58:49 GMT -5
Thanks Redback for all your messages, one of the things I look to read first on this site. I have just texted a friend who is likely to lose his job in the next few weeks and a couple of your messages seemed very appropriate. Hope he appreciated them too. You Aussies aren't too bad, only trouble is you play cricket too well. Does that include their underarm bowling style? they are still at it sending their crims over here.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 3:07:36 GMT -5
“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Post by greysparrow on Mar 15, 2021 16:43:31 GMT -5
Thanks Redback for all your messages, one of the things I look to read first on this site. I have just texted a friend who is likely to lose his job in the next few weeks and a couple of your messages seemed very appropriate. Hope he appreciated them too. You Aussies aren't too bad, only trouble is you play cricket too well. Does that include their underarm bowling style?
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Post by greysparrow on Mar 15, 2021 16:46:57 GMT -5
Ah they don't like losing do they. Still I was told they are a very balanced nation, most of them have a chip on both shoulders. Not Redback of course unless he is hiding it well. Enjoy today it's still tomorrow for us
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Post by speak on Mar 15, 2021 17:14:42 GMT -5
Ah they don't like losing do they. Still I was told they are a very balanced nation, most of them have a chip on both shoulders. Not Redback of course unless he is hiding it well. Enjoy today it's still tomorrow for us Sending over juveniles now, what next? their prime minister?
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Post by curlywurlysammagee on Mar 15, 2021 17:59:20 GMT -5
Ah they don't like losing do they. Still I was told they are a very balanced nation, most of them have a chip on both shoulders. Not Redback of course unless he is hiding it well. Enjoy today it's still tomorrow for us Sending over juveniles now, what next? their prime minister? Australia was populated by criminals. Many of them Irish political prisoners.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 19:29:37 GMT -5
We are proud of our Convict past. Gave us a good foundation and character.
Convicts were a source of labour to build roads, bridges, courthouses, hospitals and other public buildings, or to work on government farms, while educated Convicts may have been given jobs such as record-keeping for the Government administration. Female Convicts, on the other hand, were generally employed as domestic .
The Convicts were transported as punishment for crimes committed in Britain and Ireland. In Australia their lives were hard as they helped build the young colony. When they had served their sentences, most stayed on and some became successful settlers.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2021 2:52:17 GMT -5
We can never obtain peace in the outer World, until we make peace with ourselves. Dalai Lama.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2021 2:16:36 GMT -5
"Health does not always come from medicine. Most of the time it comes from peace of mind, peace in the heart, peace in the soul. It comes from laughter and love." Anonymous.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2021 2:00:16 GMT -5
Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you.
Ralph Marston
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Post by 1chinesewhispers on Mar 18, 2021 5:38:32 GMT -5
DEAR MOM I am so happy you will find a better place That’s better for you Than this rock we’re living on I’m so nervous Don’t know my place A life without you I’m not ready to move on No matter what the distance is I will be with you No matter what the distance You’ll be okay I’m so tired can’t see your face My memory of you Slowly fades when I go on I’m still crying Don’t want this place A world without you I don’t think I’ll ever move on No matter what the distance is I will be with you No matter what the distance is you’ll be okay I am so happy you will find a better place
Love you much Momma
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2021 3:25:56 GMT -5
"What's broken can be mended, what's hurt can be healed. No matter how dark it gets, the sun's gonna rise again" Meredith Grey.
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Post by 1chinesewhispers on Mar 19, 2021 21:41:40 GMT -5
A truly beautiful sister worker came to see mom today . As requested by me . She boarded at my grandparents before she went into the work . She has known mom for 70 years . It was so touching when Thelma and I discussed worker’s for mom’s funeral . She asked mom if she would like her to be the worker to take her funeral . Mom acknowledged it . It will be Thelma Galbraith and Beverly Thompson . So comforting to know their love for mom ! We had a lovely visit !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2021 2:34:27 GMT -5
“Silence is sometimes the best answer”
Dalai Lama
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