Subject: Friendship week
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while
trying to eke out 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 take him and give him a good
education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you
can be proud of." And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son 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 nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved
him? 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.
It's National Friendship Week. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They
make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a
word of praise, and they always want to open their heart to us. Show your
friends how much you care.... Send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND. If
it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a friend for life. Happy
Friendship Week.
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