Ultimate Librarian<\/b><\/p>\n
Historians have related the heartwarming story of Abdul Kassem Ismael, the scholarly grand-vizier of Persia in the tenth century, and his library of 117,000 volumes. On his many travels as a warrior and statesman, he never parted with his beloved books. There were carried about by 400 camels trained to walk in alphabetical order. His camel-driver librarians could put their hands instantly on any book their master asked for.<\/p>\n
Isaac Asimov\u2019s Book of Facts (Grosset & Dunlap), quoted in Reader\u2019s Digest, June, 1981<\/p>\n
Bones in an Orgainization<\/b><\/p>\n
There are four main bones in every organization.<\/p>\n
1. The wish-bones: Wishing somebody would do something about the problem.<\/p>\n
2. The jaw-bones: Doing all the talking but very little else.<\/p>\n
3. The knuckle-bones: Those who knock everything.<\/p>\n
4. The back-bones: Those who carry the brunt of the load and do most of the work.<\/p>\n
Bits & Pieces, October 15, 1992, pp. 16-17<\/p>\n
Peanuts\/Lunus<\/b><\/p>\n
In a Peanuts cartoon Lucy demanded that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist if he didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?\u201d asks Linus.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese five fingers,\u201d says Lucy. \u201cIndividually they\u2019re nothing but when I curl them together like this into a single fist, they form a weapon that is terrible to behold.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich channel do you want?\u201d asks Linus. Turning away, he looks at his fingers and says, \u201cWhy can\u2019t you guys get organized like that?\u201d<\/p>\n
Peanuts cartoon<\/p>\n
In his book Harvest of Humanity, John Seamands told this story: \u201cA German soldier was wounded. He was ordered to go to the military hospital for treatment. When he arrived at the large and imposing building, he saw two doors, one marked, \u2018For the slightly wounded,\u2019 and the other, \u2018For the seriously wounded.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe entered through the first door and found himself going down a long hall. At the end of it were two more doors, one marked, \u2018For officers,\u2019 and the other, \u2018For non-officers.\u2019 He entered through the latter and found himself going down another long hall. At the end of it were two more doors, one marked, \u2018For party members\u2019 and the other, \u2018For non-party members.\u2019 He took the second door, and when he opened it he found himself out on the street.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the soldier returned home, his mother asked him, \u2018How did you get along at the hospital?\u2019 \u2018Well, Mother,\u2019 he replied, \u2018to tell the truth, the people there didn\u2019t do anything for me, but you ought to see the tremendous organization they have!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Our Daily Bread, March 12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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