Public Statement is everything, with
it, nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed …….. Abraham Lincoln
Once a woman asked a question
from Francis Parker, the famous educationalist of Chicago, "Sir when
should I start education for my child?" He asked, "When will the
child be born". She replied, "Sir, he is already five years old?
He said "Madam what is the
use of asking this now? There is a stage when you sculpt the clay and give it a
good shape. You have already squandered the formative years of his childhood
when you could have sculpted him to be a better person and a better human
being".
It is never too early to start
giving good education to children. They are like small saplings which should be
nurtured from the day they sprout.
To make another hold his tongue,
be you first silent ……. Seneca
Wife of the great philosopher Socrates was very ill-natured. His
house was always crowded by his followers and visitors and she detested it. She
scorned at guests instead of welcoming them.
One day the gathering was especially large and Socrates was
delivering his discourse. His wife felt disturbed by the crowd and got angry.
Filled with rage she went up to the balcony and started shouting at his
followers angrily shouting them to go away from the house. Socrates signaled
his followers not to listen to her and continued with his discourse. This
enraged her even more and she started throwing dirty water on the gathering as
well as hurling abuses at them.
Socrates did not lose his calm and instead remarked jokingly
"Did you all see, till now, clouds were thundering and now it has started
raining as well". The people in the gathering broke into laughter.
One of the qualities of great men is their ability to deal with
ill-tempered people with gentle humor.
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