A man is driving down the road and breaks down near a monastery. He goes to the monastery, knocks on the door, and says, My car broke down. Do you think I could stay the night? The monks graciously accept him, feed him dinner, and even mend his car. As the man tries to fall asleep, he hears a strange sound; a sound like no other that he has ever heard. The next morning, he asks the monks what the sound was, but they say, “We can't tell you because you're not a monk.” The man is disappointed but thanks them anyway and goes about his merry way. Some years later, the same man breaks down in front of the same monastery. The monks again accept him, feed him, and even mend his car.. That night, he hears the same strange mesmerizing sound that he had heard years earlier. The next morning, he asks what the sound was, but the monks reply, “We can't tell you because you're not a monk.” The man says, all right, all right. I'm dying to know. If the only way I can find out what that sound was is to become a monk, how do I become a monk? The monks reply, you must travel the earth and tell us how many blades of grass there are and the exact number of pebbles. When you find these numbers, you will become a monk. The man sets about his task. Some forty-five years later, he returns and knocks on the door of the monastery. He says, I have travelled the earth and devoted my life to the task demanded and have found what you had asked for. There are 371,145,236,284,232 blades of grass and 231,281,219,999,129,382 pebbles on the earth. The monks reply, congratulations, you are correct, and you are now considered a monk .. We shall now show you the way to the sound. The monks lead the man to a wooden door, where the head monk says, the sound is behind that door. The man reaches for the knob, but the door is locked. He asks, May I have the key ? The monks give him the key, and he opens the door. Behind the wooden door is another door made of stone... The man requests the key to the stone door. The monks give him the key, and he opens it, only to find a door made of ruby. He demands another key from the monks, who provide it. Behind that door is another door, this one made of sapphire. And so it went on until the man had gone through doors of emerald, silver, topaz, and amethyst. Finally, the monks say, This is the key to the last door. The man is relieved to be at the end. He unlocks the door, turns the knob, and behind that door he is astonished to find the source of that strange sound. It is truly an amazing and unbelievable sight. .. But we can't tell you what it is because you're not a monk. DON'T SWEAR AT US; WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR THE IDIOT WHO STARTED THIS !
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The prize doesn't always go to the most deserving! It goes to those who want to push the agenda. Irena Sendler. Recently, a 98 year-old lady named Irena past away. During WWII, Irena, got permission to work in the Warsaw Ghetto, as a Plumbing/Sewer specialist. She had an ' ulterior motive ' ... She KNEW what the Nazi's plans were for the Jews, (being German.) Irena smuggled infants out in the bottom of the tool box she carried. She also carried a burlap sack in the back of her truck , (for larger kids.) Her pet dog, also in the truck, she had trained to bark when the Nazi soldiers let her in and out of the ghetto. The soldiers of course wanted nothing to do with the dog and the barking covered the kids/infants noises. During her time of doing this, she managed to smuggle out and save 2500 kids/infants. She was caught, and the Nazi's broke both her legs, arms and beat her severely. Irena kept a record of the names of all the kids she smuggled out and kept them in a glass jar, buried under a tree in her back yard. After the war, she tried to locate any parents that may have survived it and reunited the family. Most of course had been gassed. Those kids she helped got placed into foster family homes or adopted. Last year Irena was up for the Nobel Peace Prize ... She was not selected. Al Gore won, for a slide show on Global Warming.
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Imbue is a new purpose built state of the art beauty salon with a beautiful ambience which has a relaxing feel good factor. The décor is second to none, and you will find a fabulous display of jewellery the minute you walk through the door. Imbue consists if three separate beauty rooms, each with it’s own individual purpose.
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Shirley, the proprietor has been in the beauty industry for over 4 years, and with her wealth of experience in beauty, Imbue offers everything from artificial nail treatments, waxing, eye enhancements, lash perfect, facial treatment, spray tans, various massage packages, and holistic therapies. Imbue has recently extended their services to ear piercing.
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Imbue has also found another niche in the marketplace with a 72 hour dry cleaning service. As there is no other dry cleaning service in the area, Shirley is always at the forefront of innovations and acts on peoples needs. Imbue always goes that extra mile to welcome new customers. For special offers why not contact Shirley at Imbue or call in and meet the team.
304 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. BB5 3JD.
Tel: 01254 398700.
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