Anyonewantingtotakepicturesonourbase‘sairfieldneedsaletterfrompublicaffairs,whichhappenstobeme.Oneday,whileoutsnappingphotos,Iwasstoppedbythemilitarypolice,whoaskedformyletterfrompublicaffairs.“ButIampublicaffairs,”Isaid.“Withoutaletterfrompublicaffairs,we’llhavetotakeyourcamera.”IdidtheonlythingIcoulddo:Ipulledanotepadandpenfrommybagandwrotealettergivingmyselfp...[
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My85-year-oldgrandfatherwasrushedtothehospitalwithapossibleconcussion.Thedoctoraskedhimaseriesofquestions:“Doyouknowwhereyouare?”“I’matRexHospital.”“Whatcityareyouin?”“Raleigh.”“DoyouknowwhoIam?”“Dr.Hamilton.”Mygrandfatherthenturnedtothenurseandsaid,“Ihopehedoesn’taskmeanymorequestions.”“Why?&rdqu...[
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Everydayawomanstoodonherporchandshouted,“PraisetheLord!”Andeverydaytheatheistnextdooryelledback,“ThereisnoLord!”Onedaysheprayed,“Lord,I’mhungry.Pleasesendmegroceries.”Thenextmorning,shefoundabigbagoffoodonthestairs.“PraisetheLord,”sheshouted.“ItoldyoutherewasnoLord,”herneighborsaid,jumpingfrombehindabush.“Iboughtthosegroceries...[
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July2021,Icancelledmyflight(SanDiegotoDallas)3daysbeforeflightdayandsofarIdidn'tgetmyairticketfeeback!IcalledEXPEDIAmanytimesandnoresults!WhatcanIdo?Anypeoplecanhelpme?Orgivemeanyadvice?Thanks!
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TommyLeeaskedPastorParkes,"Reverend,amIrightinassumingthattheBiblesaysit'swrongtoprofitfromotherpeople'smistakes?"PastorParkesreplied,"Thatissubstantiallycorrect."TommyLeedemanded,"Inthatcase,howaboutrefundingthetwentydollarsIpaidyouformarryinguslastyear?"
KevinandSarah,ayoungcouple,weresittingoutonaporchswing.Sarahasked,"Kevin,doyouthinkmyeyesarebeaut...[
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ThreeDaystoSeeByHelenKellerHelenKeller(1880-1968)becameblindanddeafastheresultofanillnesswhenshewas19monthsold.Shelearnedtocommunicatethroughsignlanguageandlaterthroughvoicelessons.Shealsocommunicatedquiteeffectivelythroughherwriting.In1902,shepublishedherautobiography,TheStoryofMylife.Shealsopublishedseveraloverbooksandmanyessays.Asyouwilldiscoverwhenyoureadthisessay,Kellerhadanexceptionalinsight...[
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OnedayAdamistalkingtoGod,andheasks,"God,I'vebeenwondering.WhydidyoumakeEvesopretty?"Godreplies,"BecauseIwantedyoutolikeher."ThenAdamasks,"Butwhydidyoumakehersostupid?"Godanswers,"BecauseIwantedhertolikeyou."
Twoofmygrandsonswereplayingmarbleswhenaprettylittlegirlwalkedby."I'lltellyou,"saidJaketoJ.D.,"whenIstophatinggirls,that'st...[
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10则古代愚人小故事
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毡帽
有个人在大热天戴着毡帽赶路,遇到一棵大树,便停下来在树下歇凉,顺手把毡帽摘下来当扇子扇风。
感到一些凉快后,他说:“今日要是没有这顶帽子,就把我给热死了。”
认识不到事物发生的根本原因,把有害的因素看成有利的因素,这是造成愚蠢的原因之一。
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隐身草
某甲遇见一个人,那人给了他一棵草,说[
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有一天,美国第16任总统林肯来到华盛顿的大街上,微服私访。忽然,他看到在一家名为《智慧》的杂志社门前围了一大群人,不知道在干什么。他耐不住好奇,马上凑了过去。结果发现,在华丽的墙壁上竟钻了一个小洞,洞旁写着几个醒目的大字:不许向里看!但好奇心还是驱使人们争先恐后地向里观望。林肯也顺着小洞向里看,原来里面是用五彩缤纷的霓虹灯组成的《智慧[
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