KenW

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  1. The Seed.... A successful Christian business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. "The young executives were shocked, but the boss continued."I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO" One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story. She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing. By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by--still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however. He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil He so wanted the seed to grow. A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection. Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick at his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful--in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him! When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives. Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!" All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the financial director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!" When Jim got to the front,the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive! His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it. Jim couldn't even grow his seed. How could he be the new CEO the others said? Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers. When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive!" If you plant honesty, you will reap trust If you plant goodness, you will reap friends If you plant humility, you will reap greatness If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective If you plant hard work, you will reap success If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation If you plant faith in Christ,you will reap a harvest So, be careful what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later.
  2. KenW

    Caught a shoplifter

    . he must have been a skateboarder. They wear their pants about 10 sizes too big
  3. KenW

    Caught a shoplifter

    Way to go good job
  4. KenW

    Name that Movie

    That would be Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid
  5. KenW

    Name that Movie

    nope, not once upon a Time in the West
  6. This is greatI can speak into a microphone instead of typing and almost everything comes out correct. I can also choose a post I want to visit just by speaking its name , and I can surf the Web Has anybody else ever used a program like this and if so what do you think of it
  7. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Here's another one to try
  8. KenW

    Name that Movie

    have no clue pic is to small for me
  9. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Jeremiah Johnson great movie
  10. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Is that tommy boy ?
  11. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Horse whisperer is correct
  12. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Yea one or two over the years for sure
  13. KenW

    Name that Movie

    would that be the color of money
  14. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Wow i never would have guessed blazzing saddles from that first pic good one
  15. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Got me stumped i have no idea
  16. KenW

    Name that Movie

    since no one got the chimp pic earlier i will add another clue to it
  17. KenW

    Name that Movie

    That is Harry and the Hendersons
  18. KenW

    Name that Movie

    I'm sure someone will remember it Did i get the one you posted correct, i never saw the movie but thought bore some resemblance to the movie advertisements
  19. KenW

    Name that Movie

    That movie was on TV again not long ago . "The Patriot"
  20. KenW

    Name that Movie

    Could that be Super Troopers maybe
  21. Canucks split the series in Anaheim with a 2-1 double overtime win :D