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Acres of diamonds !

Posted by bhagwant 1 comments

One of the stories that profoundly affected me is the "acres of diamond" by Dr. Russell Herman Conwell. He was a lawyer, then he became a newspaper editor and finally a clergyman.

One day few poor students approached him for private tuition's, as they couldn't afford the tuition fees. An idea began to form in Dr. Conwell's mind.



I was reading a magazine yesterday and there I found a short anecdote with a profound meaning for all of us. This anecdote is about how sometimes in their innocence children pass a great massage to us elders. The anecdote goes like this. One fine morning a father and his son were sitting in a veranda.  


While studying at school, then during college classes. I used to start feeling sleepy after 15 minutes into the lecture. the lecturer’s words had such a lullaby effect that I invariably used to dose off.
The same trend continued during my professional


 
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