Most of you have probably seen this one before, but it's too good not to pass on again!
Two Wolves Philosophy
Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Stimulous Bill Explained-E-Mail PHS 50 classmate
STIMULUS PLAN EXPLAINED
>
>
> Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his
> economics professor
> and says, "I don't understand this stimulus bill.
> Can you explain it to me?"
>
> The professor replied, "I don't have any time to
> explain it at my office,
> but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me
> with my weekend
> project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The
> student agreed.
>
> At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the
> professor's house. The
> professor stated that the weekend project involved his
> backyard pool.
>
> They both went out back to the pool, and the professor
> handed the student a
> bucket. Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor
> said, "First, go
> over to the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much
> water as you can."
> The student did as he was instructed.
>
> The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the
> shallow end, and then
> dump all the water from your bucket into it." The
> student was naturally
> confused, but did as he was told.
>
> The professor then explained they were going to do this
> many more times, and
> began walking back to the deep end of the pool.
>
> The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we
>=2 0doing this?"
>
> The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to
> make the shallow end much deeper.
>
> The student didn't think the economics professor was
> serious, but figured
> that he would find out the real story soon enough.
>
> However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the
> deep end, the
> student began to become worried that his economics
> professor had gone mad.
> The student finally replied, "All we're doing is
> wasting valuable time and
> effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this
> process is all over,
> everything will be at the same level it was before, so all
> you'll really
> have accomplished is the destruction of what could have
> been truly productive action!"
>
> The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile,
> "Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."
>
>
> Shortly after class, an economics student approaches his
> economics professor
> and says, "I don't understand this stimulus bill.
> Can you explain it to me?"
>
> The professor replied, "I don't have any time to
> explain it at my office,
> but if you come over to my house on Saturday and help me
> with my weekend
> project, I'll be glad to explain it to you." The
> student agreed.
>
> At the agreed-upon time, the student showed up at the
> professor's house. The
> professor stated that the weekend project involved his
> backyard pool.
>
> They both went out back to the pool, and the professor
> handed the student a
> bucket. Demonstrating with his own bucket, the professor
> said, "First, go
> over to the deep end, and fill your bucket with as much
> water as you can."
> The student did as he was instructed.
>
> The professor then continued, "Follow me over to the
> shallow end, and then
> dump all the water from your bucket into it." The
> student was naturally
> confused, but did as he was told.
>
> The professor then explained they were going to do this
> many more times, and
> began walking back to the deep end of the pool.
>
> The confused student asked, "Excuse me, but why are we
>=2 0doing this?"
>
> The professor matter-of-factly stated that he was trying to
> make the shallow end much deeper.
>
> The student didn't think the economics professor was
> serious, but figured
> that he would find out the real story soon enough.
>
> However, after the 6th trip between the shallow end and the
> deep end, the
> student began to become worried that his economics
> professor had gone mad.
> The student finally replied, "All we're doing is
> wasting valuable time and
> effort on unproductive pursuits. Even worse, when this
> process is all over,
> everything will be at the same level it was before, so all
> you'll really
> have accomplished is the destruction of what could have
> been truly productive action!"
>
> The professor put down his bucket and replied with a smile,
> "Congratulations. You now understand the stimulus bill."