In a message dated 11/17/98 5:20:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > >All I really need to know I learned from Noah's Ark. > > > > > >1. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark. > >2. Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone might ask you to do > >something really big. > >3. Don't listen to critics - do what has to be done. > >4. Build on high ground. > >5. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. > >6. Two heads are better than one. > >7. Speed isn't always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so > >were the snails. > >8. If you can't fight or flee --- float. > >9. Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth. > >10. Don't forget that we're all in the same boat. > >11. When the doo-doo gets really deep, don't sit there and complain - > >shovel. > >12. Stay below deck during the storm. > >13. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was > >built by professionals. > >14. If you have to start over, have a friend by your side. > >15. Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than > >the storm outside. > >16. Don't miss the boat. > >17. No matter how bleak it looks, there's always a rainbow on the other > >side. > >18. Stop what you're doing, and do what God says! > > > > > > > > > >