What goes round, comes around In the bitter cold Russian ground, a man was sitting on a bench. He wore a torn jacket and a pair of dirty pants. That man have had his hands, shaped in a cup, lifted for 3 hours. No one bothered to even look at him. No one gave.
Freezing in sub-zero temperature, he was worried for his family. How is he going to even feed them? He kept thinking of them relentlessly. In his sea of thoughts, a white fine car stopped in front of him.
'Can I finally feed my family?'
A lady got out from the car. Her intention was not to give. It was obvious that she had a punctured tire.
However, he was not disappointed. Instead, he got up and offered to help her. Oblivious to his difficulties, the lady accepted gladly.
Twist, twist, the jack-lift went.
He changed the tire, without expecting anything in return.
"Thanks for your kind offer. I owe you. How much do you need?" the lady gladly spoke.
"I'm Anderson Rufue. If you want to repay me, give that money to someone who needs it more." he smiled and walked off.
The lady set off, deep in thought about what Anderson just said. She then pulled over at a cafe down the street for her lunch. She was greeted by a cheerful waitress. She ordered her food and observed that the waitress was about 7 months pregnant.
The waitress had endured sores and pains in her frigile body. The lady ate with a heavy heart. Thinking of Anderson, she paid with a hundred dollar bill and left without her change.
Surprised, the waitress cleared her table and found a note written on a handkerchief.
"Take this. You need it more than I do."
Under the note, another 6 hundred dollar bill was stacked neatly.
For 3 months, she forced herself to work for her unborn baby. With this money, she could just make ends meet. She wondered how the lady knew her difficulties.
At night, she lay beside her husband and wept. She said," We can survive now, Anderson Rufue."
The Captain glanced back at his comrade as the Germans approaches him. It was clearly five to one. He didn't stand a chance.
Blow after blow.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
A rifle clicked and fired.
The Germans showed no mercy.
The Captain heart's ached badly. He wept. The rest of the battlalion lowered their chins. A defeated spirit engulfed them once again. They had lost another comrade, one they considered dear.
That was two days back.
Now, the battalion crawled their way to freedom. Feets swollen and infested with blisters. Even breathing was labourous. About a kilometres away, the Captain spotted an outpost bearing an America flag. Their spirits were lifted.
However, a mighty river was in their way. Moving at tremedous speed, the waters had a strange smell. Soon, they figured the smell was blood. It was a bloody river. The blood was not the issue. It was the bitter cold temperature the water bear. One could die, not by drowning but by freezing in this river.
"Brothers, this is the final push." their Captain spoke with shear uncertainty.
"Sir, we have gone through thick and thin with you. Surely we must make it out alive!" one soldier spoke.
The rest nodded; some even laughed in agreement.
"There they are! Get them!" a sudden harsh voice broke the still air.
The Germans caught up with them. Shots were whipping through the air. The brave battalion limped into the freezing waters and wriggled their way to the opposite bank. With bullets whizzing pass them, they push through the current.
The nearby friendly outpost was alerted and sounded the emergency alarm. Soon, scores of soldiers flooded the river and a battle occurred again. Outnumbered, the Germans retreated and another victory was secured.
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Competition! | Monday, October 13, 2008
Welcome Profounders!
This is the first of it's kind competition in this blog!
This competition will start off with the test of the English Language. Use your skills and impress others!
Here goes: Describe the word anger. It can be in a poem, letter, essay or just simply another word! (Only that your chances of winning are slim.) Just describe it.
Please indicate your name at the end of your entry.
This competition will be open from 13th October to the 20th of November. Unleash those creativity and awe others with your use of the English Language!
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Warren Buffet | Thursday, October 9, 2008
Interesting Aspect of Life
Warren Buffet, richest man in USA. Billgates comes second.
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity.
Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago.
He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies.
He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year.
He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd.
His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man then, met him for the first time only 5 years ago.
Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour.
But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.His advice to young people: 'Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and remember:
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B. Live your life as simple as you are.
C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.
D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.
E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.
F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life.'
Taken from CNBC website: Interview with Warren Buffet
