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Barbara Sipos’ Keeping In Touch Newsletter
July 2006
How To Get What You Want In Life
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the lobby of a small hotel in
Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, the couple approached the front desk hoping to get some
shelter for the night. “Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and
explained that there were three conventions in town. “All of our rooms
are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a nice couple like you out
into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be
willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good
enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. “Don’t worry
about me. I’ll make out just fine,” the clerk told them.
So the couple agreed. As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, “You are
the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll
build one for you.”
The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the
elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both
friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the
incident when he received a letter from the old man. It
recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round-trip ticket
to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the
corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He then pointed
to a great new building there, a palace of reddish stone,
with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.
“That,” said the older man, “is the hotel I have just built for
you to manage.”
“You must be joking,” the young man said.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Health and Fitness Tip
Summer Pet Care
Keep Your Home Safe
Home Buyer Incentives
Water Safety
Vacationing Alone
Keep Kids Learning During Vacation
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