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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.
One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation. Read more... (459 words + 1 image, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)
I’m nothing special, in fact I’m a bit of a bore
If I tell a joke, you’ve probably heard it before
But I have a talent, a wonderful thing
’cause everyone listens when I start to sing
I’m so grateful and proud
All I want is to sing it out loud
So I say
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing
Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty
What would life be?
Without a song or a dance what are we?
So I say thank you for the music
For giving it to me Read more... (305 words + 3 images, estimated 1:13 mins reading time)
Toys are no longer just child’s play in Japan, where an ageing population and expanding waistlines have spawned a wave of gadgets to help adults beat stress, battle the bulge or relieve loneliness.
From exercise assistants to dancing robots and nodding potted plants, Japanese toymakers are increasingly turning their attention to grown-ups as a growing market to make up for flagging sales to kids.
The shift comes amid increased efforts to get people into shape in a country where more than one fifth of the population is aged 65 or older, a percentage expected to rise to 40.5 percent in 2055, according to the government. Read more... (554 words, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)
If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you’re always going to be disappointed.
— Pop star Madonna
Michael Gates Gill, who once made about $160,000 a year as an advertising executive and who now earns around $10.50 an hour making coffee at Starbucks, has written a book called “How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else,” and it is so admiring of the firm, one fears he has drunk of the Grande Iced Kool-Aid.
“What you are doing is trying to help other people enjoy something,” he says. “It’s not doing Iraq policy, it’s not even doing a serious multimillion dollar ad campaign. It’s just trying to serve a good cup of coffee.” Read more... (108 words, estimated 26 secs reading time)
It was a hot summer day and 6 year old Jerry was holding a triple scoops of vanilla ice cream. To the little boy, having the ice cream melting in his mouth was the best thing ever. It felt so cooling and nothing else tasted better.
Jerry was happily skipping along, enjoying the ice cream, until he suddenly tripped on a stone. He almost fell but managed to steady himself. Unfortunately, he dropped the ice cream on the floor. He was so upset he didn’t even cry. He just stared blankly at the ice cream on the floor. Read more... (298 words, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)
No New Year’s Day to celebrate
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring
No song to sing
In fact here’s just another ordinary day
No April rain
No flowers bloom
No wedding Saturday within the month of June
But what it is, is something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you Read more... (311 words + 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)
A young man had the most terrible setback in his life. The more he brooded over it, the more miserable he became. On impulse, he took the rope from his garage and went into the woods behind his house with the intention to hang himself.
He climbed up the first tall tree he came upon, and started to tie the rope around a branch. Then the tree spoke. Read more... (398 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)
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