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Subject: Judging People

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > > Judging People

> > > > >

> > > > > A lady in a faded gingham dress and her

husband,

> > > > > dressed in a homespun

> > > > > threadbare suit, stepped off the train in

Boston,

> > > > > and walked timidly without an appointment

into the

> > > > > Harvard University

> > > > > President's outer office.

> > > > >

> > > > > The secretary could tell in a moment that

such

> > > > > backwoods, country hicks

> > > > > had

> > > > > no business at Harvard and probably didn't

> > > > > even deserve to be in Cambridge. She

frowned.

> > > > >

> > > > > " We want to see the president, " the man said

softly.

> > > > >

> > > > > " He'll be busy all day, " the secretary

snapped.

> > > > >

> > > > > " We'll wait, " the lady replied.

> > > > >

> > > > > For hours, the secretary ignored them,

hoping that the

> > > > > couple would

> > > > > finally

> > > > > become discouraged and go away. They didn't

> > > > > and the secretary grew frustrated and

finally decided

> > > > > to disturb the

> > > > > president, even though it was a chore she

always

> > > > > regretted.

> > > > >

> > > > > " Maybe! if they just see you for a few

minutes,

> > > > > they'll leave, " she

> > > > > told

> > > > > him. He sighed in exasperation and nodded.

> > > > > Someone of his importance obviously didn't

have the

> > > > > time to spend with

> > > > > them,

> > > > > but he detested gingham dresses and

> > > > > homespun suits cluttering up his outer

office.

> > > > >

> > > > > The president, stern faced and with dignity,

strutted

> > > > > toward the

> > > > > couple.

> > > > >

> > > > > The lady told him, " We had a son who

attended Harvard

> > > > > for one year. He

> > > > > loved

> > > > > Harvard. He was happy here. But about a

year ago, he

> > > > > was accidentally

> > > > > killed. My husband and I would like to erect

a

> > > > > memorial to him,

> > > > > somewhere

> > > > > on

> > > > > campus. "

> > > > >

> > > > > The president wasn't touched.... He was

shocked.

> > > > > " Madam, " he said,

> > > > > gruffly,

> > > > > " we can't put up a statue for every person

> > > > > who has attended Harvard and died. If we

did, this

> > > > > place would look

> > > > > like a

> > > > > cemetery. "

> > > > >

> > > > > " Oh, no, " the lady explained quickly. " We

don't want

> > > > > to erect a statue.

> > > > > We

> > > > > thought we would like to give a building to

Harvard. "

> > > > >

> > > > > The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at

the

> > > > > gingham dress and

> > > > > homespun

> > > > > suit, then exclaimed, " A building!

> > > > > Do you have any earthly idea how much a

building

> > > > > costs? We have over

> > > > > seven

> > > > > and a half million dollars in the physical

> > > > > plant at Harvard. "

> > > > >

> > > > > For a moment the lady was silent.

> > > > >

> > > > > The president was pleased. Maybe he could

get rid of

> > > > > them now.

> > > > >

> > > > > The lady turned to her husband and said

quietly, " Is

> > > > > that all it costs

> > > > > to

> > > > > start a university? Why don't we just start

our own? "

> > > > > Her husband nodded.

> > > > >

> > > > > The president's face wilted in confusion and

> > > > > bewilderment.

> > > > >

> > > > > Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford got up and

walked away,

> > > > > travelingto Palo

> > > > > Alto,

> > > > > California where they established the

university that

> > > > > bears their name,

> > > > > a

> > > > > memorial to a son that Harvard no longer

cared about.

> > > > >

> > > > > You can easily judge the character of others

by how

> > > > > they treat those

> > > > > who

> > > > > they think can do nothing for them or to

them.

> > > > >

> > > > > -- by Malcolm Forbes

> > > > >

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In a message dated 06/03/2001 10:51:57 PM Central Daylight Time,

dmorgan26347@... writes:

<< Subject: Judging People >>

Wow, Dawn, oesn't that just make you stand up and take notice! Something I'm

ashamed to admit that I have been guilty of! I will definitely try to do

better!

How did your chemo go on Friday? Getting any better? I just took my 10 mg

this morning, and feel fine, it's the other 7.5 mg that seems to affect me.

Maybe tomorrow (Wed) will be better. It sure would be nice to take this and

be OK. Now I have one other problem, my Rheumy is not in the UHC (United

Health Care) network, of course I can still go to him, but it won't be

covered and at $95 every month, I don't think I can afford him. But what are

the odds of finding someone else who knows anything about RP? Don't have to

decide until July 5th appt, but I don't know what I should do, Any ideas?

Take care! Love, Judy