Ophelia wrote:

> "The Greatest!" wrote in message
> ...
>
> I don't want for anything materially...although I just ordered a big new
> teevee, to be delivered by Amazon Prime Now within several hours...
>
> My birthday is soon, so I want a nice big fat steak dinner somewheres...a
> kind person has offered to treat me, "Choose where you like", they said. So
> I will do some research on this...
>
> More than anything, I want those who are "at need" or not yet self -
> sufficient to gain the means to advance their lives, most specifically via
> WORK...I've a new career in workforce development, and so this is what I am
> passionate to my core about. We are the wealthiest - and to me, the best -
> nation in the world, we've plenty of resources, and plenty of JOBS out
> there, and so people should get an education, practice some discipline, and
> GET A JOB, I HATE to see people on a continuous cycle of dependency. Old -
> fashioned learning, with discipline and fortitude, will lead to success. I
> see this all the time with immigrants and refugees, they come here with less
> than nothing, and they are diligent about learning and working. We've
> recently placed folks from West Afica and Syria in GOOD - paying jobs, they
> came with not a pot to **** in, now they're "on the way", it's a splendid
> thing to see...the human spirit can be a wondrous thing. You can choose to
> sit on yer bee - hind and complain and get meazly handouts and feel lousy,
> or you can get up, get going, and get ahead with life - the choice is yours,
> pray make the right choice!
>
> One of our clients from Ghana said, "Mr. Greg, God has sent you to me", to
> which I replied, "No, Rebecca, God has sent YOU to ME...!!!" Being the
> sentimental old slob that I am, I had to of course start crying... ;-)
>
> [I don't take myself seriously at all, but I take my WORK ___dead___
> seriously...]
>
> Anyways, I am blessed, and I wish all and sundry here health, wealth, and
> happiness :-)
>
> Best
> Greg
>
> ====================
>
> You are a kind hearted soul, Greg I wish you a lovely Birthday and
> Christmas and a wonderful 2017)
>
> Bless
>
> O


Thanks ever so, Ms. O....!!!

;-)


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Best
Greg