FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ THE VISIT ~ 05 June 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

THE VISIT

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 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 to do. "Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they'll leave," she told him. And 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 with dignity, strutted toward the couple. The lady told him, "We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. And 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 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. He could get rid of them now. And 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, as Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to 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.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

More rain?? Just enough here to wet the street.

[luvie]

No kidding! They’re trying to kill us sweetly! LOL!

Sorry ‘bout your back and hope it improves with your taking it easy. Back pain sux!

[PROCON]

Yuck, it's still 80+ degrees here at 9:50 :-(

Not much happening with me tomorrow, just chillin' and staying cool.

Kittehs behaving themselves?

[radu]

Sounds like you got more rain than we did. It sprinkled ever so lightly here just before sundown though it rained all around us throughout the day. Keeping an eye on the radar with camera at hand because it looks like we have a good chance at a thunderstorm closing in. WOOHOO!

[radu]

They sure are!! I pulled up the DQ site and RIGHT THERE AT THE TOP is one of those funnel cakes a la Mode. With strawberries. *THUD*

The ol’ back will be ok soon. I have a bad habit of wanting to do things I SHOULD be able to do but really can’t any more. Sometimes I push too far and get slammed down for a day or two. Stubborn.

[PROCON]

Off to dreamland, have a great Sunday!

[PROCON]

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[luvie]

I am now drooling!

Our mission for this Sunday night is to get up the courage to actually order AND eat one! heehee!

[radu]

Yuck is right! Too hot for that time of evening.

It’s 73 here but doesn’t feel like it. I stepped outside to see if there’s any lightning flickering in the distance yet (nope) and broke out in a sweat. It’s MUGGY.
Heard a pack of coyotes howling not far off and am glad all the kittehs are inside.

And no, the kittehs have not been behaving. Several have picked on poor Cooper most of the day, for no reason. He doesn’t bother any of them. He’s such a sweet feller.

[radu]

Good night and sleep well, PRO.

Stay cool tomorrow!

[radu]

Well, dang. Missed again.

WOOHOO, you’re on a roll tonight, PRO! LOL

[radu]

I’ve been drooling since I saw it. That just might be supper tomorrow. LOL! No way I could eat a meal and have that for desert.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Luv, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Thanks for the hymns. Any rain in your part of Texas?

[Kathy in Alaska]

It took me 3 hours + but now I have duck food and people food and the rest of the stuff on my lists. Hopefully I can get to my paperwork and filing in the morning.

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Sunday morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How’s it going?