Tips for Perfecting Gentle Salary Negotiation

When you read the word, "negotiation," what word pops into your mind? Perhaps "argument," "tough" or some such. But it's probably not "gentle." Nevertheless, it may be wise to negotiate gently.

The first offer. Conventional wisdom is that you should try to get the first offer to come from your negotiating partner. (The term "partner" rather than "opponent" sets the right tone.) In fact, it may be wiser for you to make the first offer. After having done your homework, make an offer that's fair, citing the basis for that being fair. That could yield a quick yes. Alternatively, ask, "What's the most your organization feels comfortable paying? I don't want to squeeze every last penny. I just want what's fair." Note that the use of "your organization" rather than "you" subtly reminds your negotiation partner that he or she won't be negotiating away his or her personal money.

The counteroffer. If the counteroffer seems even borderline fair, it's typically wise to take it. Generally, any more you get after the first offer isn't, after taxes, worth it. Why? Because it's unlikely to change your lifestyle, yet the employer may then expect too much of you, deem you expensive and thus prone to layoff or even retract the job offer. But don't jump at an offer lest your negotiation partner feels he or she could have gotten you for less. Just calmly say something like, "Well, I guess I can accept that."

Think cosmically. It may help to put yourself in your negotiating partner's shoes, especially if you're feeling oppositional: Might he or she lack the power to offer you more or be under real pressure to control costs? Of course, you'd prefer he or she control costs other than by minimizing your pay, but it may at least be worth considering that.

It may also help to think of what's cosmically fair: What would God deem fair to both sides? The goal is not to get the best deal you can. It's to get a deal both parties can feel OK about and which, in the largest sense, seems just.

Non-cash may be easier to negotiate. Often, the employer can't or won't budge much on the dollar issue but may have more flexibility elsewhere: your job description, job title, whom you'll report to, the date of your salary review, the options for flex-time and telecommuting, a training budget, administrative support, car allowance, etc. Don't assume the employer is simply trying to say no to everything. See if you can find something(s) your negotiation partner can easily say yes to.

What if he or she is a shark? Despite your Solomonic efforts, some people still try to extract every last dime from you, ethically or not. If you're getting the strong sense that's the case, are you sure you want to work with that person? If you do, then you may have to replace gentle negotiation with tough bargaining. For high-powered tactics, check out a few books: "Secrets of Power Negotiating" by Roger Dawson, "Bargaining for Advantage" by G. Richard Shell and/or "Start With NO" by Jim Camp.

Feel good about "losing." Let's say the best deal you can get is a lousy one. Yes, sometimes, it's wise to walk away but, other times, even a lousy deal may be worth taking. For example, if you care enough about the work you'd do or feel your value in the job market is dubious, it may be worth swallowing your pride. Again, think cosmically, in terms of the largest scheme of things. That may seem a strange way to make decisions but after you start thinking that way, you may not want to think any other way.

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Jobs not only bestow money and power, they also make for wisdom and learning

Unable to bear his poverty, a priest went to the temple and begged the deity there for a solution. That night the deity left a golden pot in the courtyard of the priest's house. The priest found the golden pot with some water in it. He threw the water out and went to the market where he sold the pot to a merchant. With the money he received, he repaid all his debts and returned home a rich man laden with gifts for his family. Soon after, his family fought over the vast wealth, everyone from his wife to his children to his parents and his siblings demanding their share.
Unable to bear the mental agony, the priest went back to the temple and complained to the deity. "You have added to my problem not solved it with the golden pot". And deity said, "Golden pot? What golden pot? I gave you the elixir of contentment, enough for you and your family. It happened to be contained in a golden pot. Did you not drink it?"
Every job is a golden container full of water. The pot is the salary that pays our bills and the designation that pleases our desire to feel significant. But in each job is potentially the opportunity to grow intellectually and emotionally. Each job contains the seed of learning that can germinate in our mind, if we allow it to. Unfortunately, jobs are seen more in economic terms (the pot) than in learning terms (the water).
When Jacob retired, he expected that the company would throw a farewell party. This did not happen. He expected that the company would miss him terribly and call him back. This did not happen either. He felt unwanted and small. He did not matter, he realised. So when he went back to claim his final dues, he went with a heavy heart. As he waited outside the office, familiar faces passed him by. Some stopped and spoke to him, some smiled, some just ignored him. At that moment, Jacob had a Eureka moment. He realised he did not need his job to validate himself.
That is what he was doing and that was his problem. The office, like the forest, outlives the resident beasts. The beasts find nourishment in the forest but eventually they die. The forest continues to be neither loving nor hating towards its resident beasts. Animals do not resent the forest when it is time for them to go, but humans do. Why?
Animals work for survival. Humans are the only animals who also work for meaning. Hence in Sanskrit, the same word, artha, is used to indicate economics, politics and meaning. Jobs can give us money and power (the pot) but they can also give us wisdom (the water). Do we drink the water?
As Jacob speculated, he drank the water. Suddenly wisdom dawned. He felt like Newton hit by an apple. He realized that he was expecting too much from the organisation. It neither loved him nor hated it. It gave him value and he gave value to it. And now it was time to part ways, without rage or resentment. With that, Jacob found his final artha and quenched his thirst. He took his dues and left with a smile.

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God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him

It's true that we don't know What we've got until it's gone, But it's also true that we don't know What we've been missing until it arrives..
You can win more friends with your ears than you can with your mouth!
When God allows a burden to be put upon you, He will put his arms underneath you to help you carry it.
Say what you mean, mean what you say, but don't say it mean.
Worry is like a rocking chair--it gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.
In prayer you communicate with God, in meditation God communicates with you.
A weird thing about humans is we work till we're sick to get a fortune, then pay a fortune to get well again.
God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him.

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WHEN I DECIDED TO QUIT................

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality...
I wanted to quit my life.

I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me...

"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.

When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. "I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots.
Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."
"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others ..." He said. The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern ... Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."
Your time will come, God said to me. You will rise high!

How high should I rise?" I asked.

How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can? I questioned.

Yes. " He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can.

I left the forest and bring back this story.

I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never regret a day in your life.

Good days give you happiness;
Bad days give you experiences;
Both are essential to life.

Happiness keeps you Sweet!
Trials keep you Strong!!

Sorrows keep you Human!
Failures keep you Humble!!

Success keeps You Glowing!
But Only God keeps You Going!!

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WHEN GOD THROWS A BRICK.....

A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag's side door! He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag back to the spot where the brick had been thrown. The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting, 'What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?' The young boy was apologetic. 'Please, mister...please, I'm sorry but I didn't know what else to do,' He pleaded. 'I threw the brick because no one else would stop...' With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. 'It's my brother,' he said, 'he rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't lift him up.' Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, 'Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.' Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay 'Thank you and may God bless you,' the grateful child told the stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar.. The damage was very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: 'Don't go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!' God whispers in our souls and speaks to our hearts. Sometimes when we don't have time to listen, He has to throw a brick at us. It's our choice to listen or not.

Thought for the Day:

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!

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DRINK, STEAL, SWEAR & LIE

I met this person who has a motto he lives by everyday. He said " listen carefully and
live by these 4 rules: Drink, Steal, Swear, & Lie."

I was shaking my head 'no', but he then told me to listen while he explained his four rules. So here they are:

1.. "Drink" from the "everlasting cup" every day.

2.. "Steal" a moment to help someone that is in worse shape than you are.

3.. "Swear" that you will be a better person today than yesterday.

4.. And last, but not least, when you "lie" down at night thank God you live in a country where you have religious freedom.

I am not as good as I should be, I am not as good as I could be. but THANK GOD

I am better than I used to be !*

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The Sweetest Quotes I ever read...

A lover: "I am jealous of the people you ever hugged because for a moment they held my whole world."

Forgiveness: "Forgiveness is the sweetest scent that a flower gives when it is being crushed."

A broken heart: "I'll remember him not as the one who broke my heart but as the one who taught me to live with a broken heart."

Life: "Life is a tea bag whose true strength comes out when put in hot water."

Dream: "Dream is not what you see in sleep...Dream is something which doesn't let you sleep."

Prayer: "The shortest solution to a problem is to minimize the distance between your knees and the floor. Those who kneel down to God can stand up to anything."

Apologize: "Apologizing always doesn't mean you are wrong and others are right...It means you respect your relationship more than your ego."

True Spirit: "Love me the most when I deserve it the least because that's when I need it the most."

Love: "You cannot make someone love you. All you can do is to be someone who can be loved and rest is upto the person to realize your worth."

Relationship: "Good relationships are like trees. They demand attention and care in the beginning but once they blossom they provide you shade in all situations."

Feelings: "Don't make your feelings like a garden on which everyone walks off. Make it like sky so that everyone wants to touch it."

Purpose: "Life is like the race between a cat and a rat. The rat mostly wins because the cat is running for food and the rat for its life. The purpose is more important than need."

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The 45 lessons life taught me.

---Anonymous

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.

But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter?"

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is,not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative - dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,
we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

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Psychology of the Bhagavad Gita

Unrated

The majority of learned people in the world and India believe that Freud was the one who had analyzed and divided the mind into four types - consciousness, unconsciousness, subconsciousness and inner consciousness. Indians also studied and taught Freud's basic discovery. But before five thousand ago, Lord Krishna had narrated Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna, which is present in its basic form even today. It is relevant in today's modern world as well. It is important and acceptable in today's context if we try to find out the secrets of this Gita.

Freud's psychology says that desire, lust, attraction, only go away when these negative feelings are fulfilled but when they are not fulfilled the mind gets disappointed. A person feels tensed and suffers from complex, which affects the whole personality of the person. It is necessary to remove desire, lust and attraction for a healthy brain. The Gita's psychology says that when they are fulfilled then they are not removed but subside for sometime or become calm, they leave their impressions and as a result they arise once again. The cycle rotates and does not stop. The Gita says that desire and lusts do not die if they are fulfilled. Indian thinkers also believe this.

With this small example, the learned readers can understand as to who's psychology is more closer to the truth, practical and appropriate; Lord Krishna's or Freud's philosophy. If Freud's psychology were true then today the people leading materialistic life would not have suffered from tension, depression, loneliness, disappointment and other mental diseases. But the experience and figures show that the countries which have freedom of enjoyment, suffer mental diseases most.

The Gita's psychology is not just philosophy. The Bhagavad Gita contains easy and practical methods to control desires, lust and attraction, which are psychological, appropriate and practical. The Gita's psychology says that desires and lust are not destroyed when fulfilled. It says that as the Sunrays outshine the light of an earthen lamp in the same way the high thoughts defuse the lust, desires and attractions. Desires are formed from selfish attraction.

The deeper the selfishness, deeper the attraction, deeper the desire and deeper its influence. That value will keep on haunting our minds. The mind will be disturbed to fulfill that desire, you will feel uncomfortable and lack of peace of mind. The inner personality will be influenced with it. The Gita says that in order to calm down this anxiety either the person has to lead a selfless life free of aspirations, lust and attractions or lead a life with some high aspiration. High aspiration is thinking of God or selfless service of the society. Selfless service has no aspiration; there is only peace of mind, a gift of life. You should work with this gift of life but remember that nobody can do anything alone, we are part of the society. Whatever wealth and money remains after social service should be donated to the society. The Gita calls this as Yagya. Whatever else we do other than Yagya leads to attachments. We should sacrifice for our upcoming, but whatever remains should not be considered to be belonging to us, it should be donated to the society. This is known as 'Idam na mama'. Whatever was my share, I took it, now the remaining does not belong to me, it belongs to the society. This is called the unselfish action.

In this way the person leads a lust free, aspiration free and attraction free life. Such type of person is away from all the negative things despite doing his duties. A person commits sins when he is under the influence of lust, desire and aspirations. A thief commits theft, a liar speaks lies. If a person does not have aspirations, desires and lust then why will anybody commit theft unnecessarily, why will anybody speak lies. The Gita defines the mind and also suggests a path of welfare for the healthy mind.

Freud analyzed the mind and gained popularity in the whole world but the analysis of the Bhagavad Gita is totally scientific, thoughtful, acceptable and recognized in the whole world. This is definite that desire, lust, aspirations, thirst destroys the person. It has been told in the Gita that what are the factors for destruction and after which stage the person rises above in life. From which stage he cannot come back but ruins his life completely. The following two shlokas narrate the destruction of mind:

dhyayato visayan pumsah
sangas tesupajayate
sangat sanjayate kamah
kamat krodho ’bhijayate

"While contemplating the objects of the senses, a person develops attachment for them, and from such attachment lust develops, and from lust anger arises."

krodhad bhavati sammohah
sammohat smriti-vibhramah
smriti-bhramsad buddhi-naso
buddhi-nasat pranasyati

"From anger, complete delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost one falls down again into the material pool."

Lord Shri Krishna must have been a great psychologist, who told the mankind that there are eight stages of destruction of man, which begin from subjects and end with destruction. These stages are concentration, company, sex, anger, relations, deviation of the mind, destruction of intelligence and complete destruction. We can come out of this process of destruction whenever we want to. Or we can walk on the path of destruction and ruin our life completely. Here we should think about the psychological analysis.

Thought of the subject:

The Gita's psychology says that the world consists of subjects, so it is natural for the person to concentrate towards these subjects. The word dhyayata has been used in the Gita but not dhyanat. Dhyayata means engrossment, dedication, full involvement of oneself in subjects and dhyanat means concentrating on the subjects. Attention of the mind towards subjects does not harm much because this is natural. It is according to the nature, but the person keeps the first step on the path of destruction when he is dedicated, involved, engrossed and immersed in subjects. When the subjects come into the mind they can also go out and can stop if the person concentrates on them. If the person looses his concentration then he will go towards destruction. If anybody sees the subjects, does not walk along with it, then he is able to be stable and does not deviate from path.

Sangah: Sangah means company which means attraction, liking, desire, love, lust, aspiration, want and company of subjects. Do not go along with it on seeing the subjects. If you loose concentration then you will step on the second stage of destruction. The company increases with concentration. The man was free till he was concentrated. He was free till he had company, and wil be free if he leaves from the company. He should not allow the third stage. But being free from this third stage does not happen. Destruction after company and stage of desire definitely arise.

Sex does not mean sexual act it means desires, wants, lust, aspirations or engrossing in thoughts. When we do not move from company, then it becomes desire. The person engrosses himself and is fully involved and wants only that.

The desires are never fulfilled. The person who is able to fulfill the desire has less problem, but the majority of the people are unable to fulfill the desires. When the desires are not fulfilled then it leads to anger. As the river is blocked with a big rock on the way and rises up similarly when the desires are obstructed with anything anger rises up. When the person gets angry he has two options - either to express anger or control it. If he expresses anger then he steps on the next stage of destruction, which is known as attachment.

When the person gets angry he does not leave his desires, he further gets attached to them. He walks towards attraction, he becomes more determined to fulfill his desires. He is adamant to fulfill the desires at any cost. He has the attachment to fulfill the desires, or the want towards that particular thing. Attachment means deep attachment towards that object. Whoever looses his efforts, they do not remain distracted and become so attached that they are ready to ruin their efforts for the sake of attachments.

The person deviates from his memory due to deep attachment. In this stage the person falls prey to two things. He first looses his natural freedom. He could come out of anger but instead he gets into the trap due to attachments. He does not remain free, his actions take him towards bonds and relationships. He looses his memory. Memory means the pure and correct impression of the thing which is imprinted in the mind. During attachment the pure form of the thing does not remain in the mind. The hatred and jealousy present inside the person are expressed as the external subjects. The person full of attachment sees the external things just like the internal hatred and jealousy. The real stage i.e., external thing is not seen in the real form. Till now the person had the choice to select any one from the two options but when the mind is deviated, he looses his freedom and he steps on the next stage of destruction.

Attachment destroys memory. Due to this, the person does not find the form as it is, which is the function of memory, if memory does not work the intelligence does not work because the whole basis of intelligence is memory. A simple example can clarify this doubt. The child is made to learn tables, this is the function of memory. On the basis of these tables he is made to solve mathematical problems. If the child does not remember tables then it is the problem of memory, he cannot solve the problems, in other worlds whatever is attained, it becomes the basis for the intelligence to work. Just like the building is made up of bricks, lime, sand etc, memory is like these things. If the person does not have intelligence he will destroy his life. If the wisdom is lost the person falls down from his path. The path of this destruction moves at great speed. The person could come out of anger due to his natural nature of freedom. The source of coming out is disinterest, lack of willingness.

Attraction comes after anger, willingness comes because at the stage of attachment the position of the thing changes. The external thing does not remain in the knowledge. Jealousy and hatred, which are internal things, become our companion and are infectious. They arise when the person reaches the stage of attachment, and thus he falls into this traps. Just like the insect, which falls into the trap of the spider's net. Hatred and jealousy are our nets. It is difficult to come out of this situation. This is the stage of destruction.

Thus the Bhagavad Gita contains the psychological analysis of desire. None of the books of the world contain such an analysis. The Indian psychologists should draw the attraction of the world towards this analysis.

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Stories that Coach : Three Tough Questions!!

There was a young man who went oversesas to study for quite a long time. When he returned,he asked his parents to find him a religious scholar or any expert who could answer his 3 Questions. Finally his parents were able to find a Monk

Young Men : Who are you ?Can you answere my questions ?

Monk : I am one of lords messenger and God willing. I will be able to answer your questions.

Young Man : Are you sure? A lot of proffessors and experts were not able to answer my questions .

Scholar : I will try my best with the help of Almighty..

Young Men : I have 3 Questions
Does God exist ? If so show me What is his shape ?
What is fate,why the same creation of god suffer or enjoy life differently ?

Suddenly, the monk slapped the young mans face very hard. YOung men ( feeling pain) Why did you get angry with me ?

Monk : I am not angry . The slap is my answer to your 3 questions.

Young Men : I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND

Monk ; How do you feel after I slapped you ?
YOung Men : Of Course , I felt the pain

Monk : So do you believe that pain exist ?
Young Man : Yes

Monk : Show me the shape of the pain !
Young Man : I CANNOT

Monk : That is my anwere for your first 2 questions. All of us feel God's existence without being able to see his shape.

Monk : Last night, did you dream that you will be slapped by me ?

Young man : No

Monk : Did you ever think that you will get a slap from me ,today

Young Man : No

Monk : That is Fate...My hand that i used to slap you,what is it created from ?

Young Man : It is created from Flesh
Monk : How about your face , what is it created from ?

Young Man : Flesh
Monk : How did you feel after I slapped you ?

Young Man : In Pain

Monk : Even though Rich and also the Poor were created from the same flesh , if God wants both the flesh can lead different life style and feel .

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Dont get anything for kindness...Excellent!

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.
She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, "How much do I owe you?"
"You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."
He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.
Year's later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room.
Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.
After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval.
He looked at it, and then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill.
She read these words.....
"Paid in full with one glass of milk"

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