little things

[Jimbo]

> Subject: The little things
>
>
> After Sept. 11th, one company invited the remaining members of other
> companies who had been decimated by the attack on the Twin Towers to share
> their available office space. At a morning meeting, the head of
> security told stories of why these people were alive...... and all the
> stories were just: The 'L I T T L E' things
>
> As you might know, the head of the company got in late that day because
> his son started kindergarten.
> Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.
> One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off in time.
> One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto
> accident.
> One of them missed his bus.
> One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
> One's car wouldn't start.
> One went back to answer the telephone.
> One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should
> have.
> One couldn't get a taxi.
> The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that
> morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he
> developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a
> Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.
>
> Now when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a
> ringing telephone ... all the little things that annoy me. I think to
> myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment.
>
> Next time your morning seems to be going wrong, the children are slow
> getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every
traffic
> light, don't get mad or frustrated; God is at work watching over you.
>
> May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things and
may
> you remember their possible purpose.

[Hooligan]

Just think, IF it wasn't for those "little Things" , many more people would have been killed or injured!!![xx(]

[Mike-in-Orange]

If the disgusting freaks of nature that flew those planes into the WTC had done one last little bit of research on Life in These United States they would have known that EVERYBODY would have been at work an hour later and the death toll could easily have been 3-4 times what it was.

So yes indeed, thank God for the "little things".

[quicksilverdon]

quote:Originally posted by Mike-in-Orange

If the disgusting freaks of nature that flew those planes into the WTC had done one last little bit of research on Life in These United States they would have known that EVERYBODY would have been at work an hour later and the death toll could easily have been 3-4 times what it was.

So yes indeed, thank God for the "little things".

I agree. If it had happened at say, 10:00, would've been much worse. That was the first thing that crossed my mind.
A good friend of mine was on the first subway taht was stopped - he had been in the WTC for the first bombing in '93.
I'd be toast. I'm always one of the first in at work.

[KingKole02]

This has happen to me once.

One night I was driving home and got in the turn lane to turn into my subdivision.
Two girls pulled up next to me and said "Hi".
So I rolled my window down and said hi back.
They said hey "You got a green light.", which was expressed like a question.
I said "Huh?".
As the driver pointed at the light, a van coming the opposite way, was moving over into the turn lane, as I looked up.
I said "Thanks." and started to lift my foot off the brake and I realised the van wasn't stopping and went around the other cars to travel straight.
If I would have not payed attention to the girls I would have been hit in a head on collition with this van, at what seemed about 40-45 mph.