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Sage Advice

I've been reading a book to the kids each night that has Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison, Louis Pasteur and Gustave Eiffel as characters. In the book, each character was imparting some insight into the secrets of their success. While their answers are all now famous quotes, one of them in particular rang true for me, and that was one by Bell:

“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”

I had been doing that myself until recently, admittedly. But now I'm seeing opportunity. There is sage advice in those simple words that can completely change your life.

Comments

wkspear said:

Is it like this?

Ring ring ring!!

Gustave Eiffel: allo?

Alexander Graham Bell: Um, hi. This is Al. Who is this?

Gustave Eiffel: C'est Eiffel.

Alexander Graham Bell: Um, okay. I fell. Why do you want me to say that?

Gustave Eiffel: Attendez, I have call waiting. Allo?

Louis Pasteur: Gustave, c'est Louis!

Gustave Eiffel: Louis, I have Al on the other line. Here's Al.

Louis Pasteur: Al! Have you been using that hand sanitizer I sent?

Alexander Graham Bell: I'm sorry, I can't hear you very well. Are you on a conference call?

Gustave Eiffel: It's cordless. Cordless phone. Maudite!

Alexander Graham Bell: Wait, someone is at the door. I'll be right back.

Gustave Eiffel: He said he feel, Louis.

Louis Pasteur: Il est tombe?

Gustave Eiffel: Si si!

Alexander Graham Bell: Hi, it's Thomas Edison. I'll put him on.

Gustave Eiffel: Hey Tom, what's new?

Thomas Edison: Scientific management, the division of labour. I bought some pants. They're nice.

Louis Pasteur: Did you say "division of labour?"

Gustave Eiffel: Al, where did you fall?

Thomas Edison: You fell?

Alexander Graham Bell: I fell?

Gustave Eiffel: Oui?

Alexander Graham Bell: We fell?

Louis Pasteur: You and Tom both? What the hell?

Thomas Alva Edison: What did we both? Both what?

Alexander Graham Bell: I think it's the line. Cordless.

Gustave Eiffel: Oh, you fell on the cord?

Louis Pasteur: What's this about pants?

Thomas Alva Edison: I have pants.

Louis Pasteur: It could be tuberculosis!

Thomas Alva Edison: No, they're wool.

Gustave Eiffel: Pantalons, Louis.

Alexander Graham Bell: Hello? Hello? We've been disconnected!

# January 30, 2008 4:03 PM