Rosemead Kiwanis Club
"Serving the Community Since 1945"
FAX OF
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FAX OF LIFE
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The Fax of Life
A weekly inspiration, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley
(distributed free by the Kiwanis Club of Rosemead, CA - rosemeadkiwanis.org )
July 19, 2009
Volume 14, Number 40
BUZZARDS, BATS, BUMBLEBEES
Observations worth a repeat....
BUZZARD:
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet that is
entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly,
will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always
begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without
space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but
will remain a prisoner for life in a small prison with no top.
BAT:
The ordinary bat that flies around at
night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from
a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it
can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until
it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into
the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
BUMBLEBEE:
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open
tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It
never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to
find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a
way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
PEOPLE:
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat,
and the bumblebee. They are struggling about with all their problems
and frustrations, not ever realizing that all they have to do is
look up.
Now you know. !!!
Contributed by Keith Murphy
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The Kiwanis Club of Scott's Valley normally meets at the Heavenly Café in Scott's Valley, CA, on Wednesdays at 7 am - see the Scott's Valley Kiwanis website @ http://svkiwanis.org for details; The Kiwanis Club of Rosemead normally meets on Thursdays at 12:10 in Rosemead, CA - see the Rosemead Kiwanis website @ http://rosemeadkiwanis.org for confirmation and directions. Visitors are welcome to join meetings of either club anytime.
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