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Sunset on the Nile
22/05/2009 by Richard.
Just a quickie to let you know all is well down here in Worcester.Thanks on behalf of Linda for the birthday wishes, I hate to think how many 21st birthdays she has had to date.
We celebrated this one in Luxor Egypt. Spent a week on a cruise along the Nile seeing the sights i.e The Valley of the Kings, and Queens lots of temples with fantastic history and the Aswan dam. Just amazing. The second week we did nothing but laze around in our five star surroundings in temperatures of 40degrees +. getting nicely sun tanned.
Back to work on Sunday night if I can make it. It’s going to be strange as I have been off for three weeks and I am sure it will take some getting used to.
I’ll just finish off with a little story as that seems to be the trend these days.
Gordon Brown was visiting a primary school and as par for the course he went into one of the classes.They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.The teacher asked Mr Brown if he would like to lead the discussion on the word tragedy.
Thus the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of tragedy.
A little boy stood up and offered, “If my best friend who lives on a farm is playing in a field and a tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy”.
“No” said Gordon, “that would be an accident”.
A little girl raised her hand, “If a school bus carrying fifty children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside,that would be a tragedy”.
“I’m afraid not”,explained Gordon,”That’s what we call a great loss”.
The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Gordon searched the room.” Isn’t there any one here who can give me an example of tragedy”?
Finally, at the back of the room, little Jeremy raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said “If a plane carrying you and Mr Darling to Iraq was struck by a friendly fire missile and blown to smithereens,that would be a tragedy”.
“Fantastic” exclaimed Gordon,”Thats right,and can you tell me why it would be a tragedy”?
“Well”, says Jeremy,”It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss,and it probably wouldn’t be an accident”.
love to all
The Birthday Girl and Me
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