One
A crowded flight was cancelled and a single attendant was rebooking a long line of travellers.
Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk and shouted, “I HAVE to be on this
flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS.” The attendant replied “I’m sorry, sir. I’ll be happy to
help you, but I’ve got to serve these people first.” The passenger was unimpressed. He asked
loudly, so that the passengers behind him could hear, “Do you have any idea who I am?”
Without hesitating, the gate attendant smiled and grabbed her microphone. “May I have your
attention, please?” she announced, “We have a passenger here at the gate WHO DOES NOT
KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please, come to the gate.”
adapted from www.cargotracking.utopiax.org
Two
Whether you have a small parcel or hundreds of kilos of belongings to send, we can handle it
for you. With the most comprehensive range of carriers, here at Mail Boxes, we can find the
best price and carrier for your needs. Even if you have a houseful of things, we’ll find the
most effective way to ship them. We also offer a packaging service, so if you have a tough
packaging job, a bike for example, we’ll handle all the details, from padding to taping and
labelling. And if you live in the Cambridge area, we will come and pick up your boxes free of
charge.
adapted from Mail Boxes leaflet
Three
We’re here today to talk about refugees. Millions of them. People who often don’t even
realise that a day like this exists. Numbers can illuminate but they can also obscure. So I am
here today to say that refugees are not numbers. They are all survivors – each one with
a remarkable story that tells of resilience in the face of great loss. The refugees I have met
have profoundly changed my life. An eight-year-old girl who saved her brother taught me to
be brave. A pregnant woman in Pakistan taught me what it is to be a mother. And a paralyzed
boy showed me the strength of an unbreakable spirit. So today, on World Refugee Day,
I thank them for letting me into their lives.
adapted from www.sweetspeeches.com