“We make a living by
what we get, but we make a life by what we give”- Winston Churchill
His name was Fleming, and he was a
poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he
heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to
the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming
and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could
have been a slow and terrifying death. The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up
to the Scotsman’s sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped
out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
“I want to repay you”, said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.” “No, I
can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied waving off
the offer.
At that moment, the farmer’s own son
came to the door of the family hovel. “Is that your son?” the nobleman asked.
“Yes”, the farmer replied proudly. “I’ll make you a deal. Let me provide him
with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the lad is anything like
his father, he’ll no doubt grow to be a man we both will be proud of. And that
he did. Farmer Fleming’s son attended the very best schools and in time
graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to
become known throughout the world as the notable
SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING who revolutionized medicine with the discovery of
PENICILLIN (the first true antibiotic). Years afterward, the same
nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was stricken with pneumonia. What saved his life this
time? PENICILLIN. The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son’s
name? Sir Winston Churchill, Great
Britain’s greatest 20th century statesman.
The Universal Law of Karma states
that “what goes around comes around”. Let’s all join hands together and
influence lives positively. Whoever we assist today may be of greater help to
our future generations and the nation someday. Keep the hope alive!!!
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