Re: OT: harassment

[Kathie J Creveling <kcreveling@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven is absolutely FANTASTIC...  THANKS GARY
FOR THE THOUGHT.
Kathie Creveling
----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Zimmerman <garyzim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 3:38 PM
Subject: OT: harassment


> Seeing that Off List Harassment thread when I resubscribed to the list
made
> me a little sad, but I can be pretty thin skinned myself, and I understand
> that dealing with lots of differing opinions can be difficult, at worst
(or
> it might change your point of view, at best).  Anyway, someone forwarded
> this old "parable" to me recently, and I thought it was appropriate to the
> "harassment" thing.
>
> -- garyZ
>
>
> Forrest Gump dies and goes to Heaven.
>
> He is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.
>
> The gates are closed, however, and Forrest approaches the gatekeeper.
>
> St. Peter says "Well, Forrest, it's certainly good to see you. We have
> heard so many good things about you. I must inform you that the place is
> filling up fast, and we've been giving an entrance quiz for everyone. The
> tests are short, but you need to pass before you can get into Heaven."
>
> Forrest responds "It sure is good to be here, St. Peter. I was looking
> forward  to this. Nobody ever told me about any entrance exam. Sure hope
> the test ain't too hard; Life was a big enough test as it was."
>
> St. Peter goes on, "I know, Forrest, but the test is only three questions:
>
> What days of the week begin with the letter T?
> How many seconds are there in a year?
> What is God's first name?"
>
> Forrest goes away to think the questions over. He returns the next day and
> goes up to St. Peter to try to answer the exam questions.
>
> St. Peter waves him up and says "Now that you have had a chance to think
> the questions over, tell me your answers".
>
> Forrest says, "Well, the first one how many days of the week begin with
the
> letter "T?" Shucks, that one's easy. That'd be Today and Tomorrow."
>
> The Saint's eyes open wide and he exclaims "Forrest! That's not what I was
> thinking, but you do have a point though, and I guess I didn't specify, so
> I will give you credit for that answer. How about the next one?
>
> How many seconds in a year?"
>
> "Now that one's harder" says Forrest, "but I thought and thought about
that
> and I guess the only answer can be twelve."
>
> Astounded, St. Peter says "Twelve! Twelve! Forrest, how in Heaven's name
> could you come up with  twelve seconds in a year?"
>
> Forest says "Aw, come on, St Peter, there's gotta be twelve: January
> second, February second, March second. . . "
>
> "Hold it" interrupts St. Peter. "I see where you're going with it. I guess
> I see your point, though that wasn't quite what I had in mind, but I'll
> give you credit for that one too. Let's go on with the next and final
question.
>
> Can you tell me God's first name?"
>
> Forrest replied "Andy." When St. Peter asked how in the world he came up
> with the name Andy. Forrest replied. "You know, St. Peter, that song we
> sing in church: "Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me."
>
> The lesson: THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW and just because another
> person doesn't see things the same way or understand the same way that you
> do, does not mean that it's wrong.