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Posted: Jul 14, 2009 Topic Views : 188 Post subject: Irish Luck - (Only for intellectuals)
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.
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.
It's National Friendship Week. Send this to
everyone you consider
A FRIEND.
Pass this on, and brighten some one's day.
AN IRISH FRIENDSHIP WISH: You had better send
this back!! Good Luck!
I hope it works...
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
And may you be in heaven a half hour before the devil
knows your'e dead.
OK, this is what you have to do.... Send this to all of your friends.