Learn, Relax and Enjoy - 12

The Buzzard, The Bat, and the Bumblebee

 If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without space to run, as is his habit, he will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.

The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.

A Bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.

In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not realizing that the answer is right there above them.

1)The old man would often complain about money and scrimp, but he would never skimp when it came to his own clothing.

2)The stationery department, where they sell envelopes and writing paper, is in a stationary place.

3)There is a town statute making it against the law for people of small stature to climb on the park's statue of the mayor.

4)When you swallow, food goes to your stomach. He was punched in the abdomen.

5)Sympathy — see empathy

6)Take that horrible thing away. Bring me some aspirin.

7)The highly touted critic would taunt his taut-lipped brother whenever he thought he had taught him a lesson.

8)I'm taller than my father. Let's eat first; then we'll go to the movies.

Q1 - I haven't seen them ...... ages            for       since

Q2 - I have been living here ...... July       since  for

Q3 - He worked there ....... several years since    for

Q4 - I haven't seen him ...... last week      for       since

Q5 - It's been a long time ....... I've had such a good meal in a restaurant     for       since

Q6 - He hasn't been able to work ...... the last three weeks      for       since

Q7 - They've known about it ...... a long time      for       since

Q8 - He hasn't worked this hard ..... he was at school  for       since

Q9 - I haven't seen her ..... a fortnight      for       since

Q10 - They haven't been here ..... 1993   since  for

Q11 - She's worked there ....... years        since  for

Q12 - He's been here ....... three o'clock              for       since

Q13 - There haven't been any wolves in England ........ a long time    for       since

Q14 - I haven't seen them .... last week               for    since

Q15 - It's the first time ....... 1973 that anyone has done so well     since          for

Q16 - She's been working there ...... eighteen months        since              for

Q17 - The weather has been dreadful ...... October             since              for

Q18 - They've been going out ...... New Year's Eve              for                   since

Q19 - The film's been on at cinemas ........ Tuesday             for                   since

Q20 - Nobody has been so close to breaking the record ..... 1983      since         for

Q21 - ...... then, I haven't been able to sleep well           for        since

Q22 - I learnt German ..... two years while I was at school             for       since

Q23 - I haven't had such fun ....... the last time we met               since              for

Q24 - The film has been on at cinemas everywhere ..... July       since              for

Q25 - I hadn't heard from them .... ages               since            for

Q26 - He hasn't worked ..... he was made redundant           since              for

Q27 - She hasn't been here ...... a month                             since              for

Q28 - ..... 1989, no one has lived here                                 for                  Since

Q29 - It's the first time I've been here ....... the accident       since              for

Q30 - It was the first time I'd tried doing it ......... I was at university    for    since

Q31 - She's been on holiday ....... the last three weeks                       for    since

Q32 - He's been off sick ........ two weeks             since              for

Q33 - The film lasted ...... two hours                     for                   since

Q34 - I haven't heard from them ..... I sent them the letter                   since              for

Q35 - These windows haven't been cleaned ........ months                  since              for

Q36 - I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep ....... our daughter was born                            since  for

Q37 - It is the first time I've had such a bad fever ........ I was a child     since            for

Q38 - It's the first time I've eaten snails ........ I was in France on holiday  for           since

Don’t Complain -SEE THE BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS

Stop worrying . Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now.

• If you find yourself stuck in traffic; Don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.
• Should you have a bad day at work; Think of the man who has been out of work for years
• Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; Think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return
• Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; Think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children
• Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; Think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.
• Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; Think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.
• Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking what is my purpose? Be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.
• Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse. You could be one of them

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Buxone Out Of The Box July 30, 2017