Self Appraisal

A BEAUTIFUL STORY

A little boy went to a telephone booth which was at the cash counter of a store and dialed a number.
The store-owner was in earshot and could listen to the conversation:

Boy : "Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting your lawn?"
Woman : (at the other end of the phone line) "I already have someone to cut my lawn."
Boy : "Lady, I will cut your lawn for half the price than the person who cuts your lawn now."
Woman : "I'm very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn."
Boy : (with more perseverance) "Lady, I'll even sweep the floor and the stairs of your house for free."
Woman : "No, thank you."


With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver. The store-owner, smiled, walked over to the boy.

Store Owner : "Son... I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job."
Boy : "No thanks,"
Store Owner : "But you were really pleading for one."
Boy : "No Sir, I was just checking my performance at the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!"

This is called... .........................."Self Appraisal"

Rescue at sea

I have a friend during Toastmasters journey - Mr. Ajit Dembla. He always posts beautiful stories in Google Buzz and I always add those stories to this blog. When I feel like reading my past blogs, I go through some of those and they gave me real joy. Here's one of those stories. Enjoy.

Years ago, in a small fishing village, a volunteer rescue team was formed to help in cases of emergency. One night the winds raged, the clouds burst and a gale force storm capsized a fishing boat at sea. Stranded and in trouble, the crew sent out an S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers assembled in the town square overlooking the bay. While the team fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited restlessly, holding lanterns to light the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling exhausted on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more passengers and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have capsized the rescue boat and all would have been lost.

Frantically, the captain called for another volunteer team to go after the lone survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans stepped forward. His mother grabbed his arm, pleading, "Please don’t go. Your father died in a shipwreck 10 years ago and your older brother, Paul, has been lost at sea for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."

World's Shortest Fairy Tale

Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"

The girl said "No."

And both of them lived happily ever after...

The guy went fishing and hunting and drank beer whenever he wanted... ...

The girl went shopping and ate at wherever she wanted and enjoyed life... ...

The End

S/W Engineers...

I got this from a friend's wall in FB... It made me laugh... Nice one to start my morning

Child: Who are that man & woman who come every night and disappear in the morning.
Grand Mother: Thank God! Finally you saw them. They are your parents; both are 'S/W Engineers'.