Man Survives Tank Fire by Sliding to Safety
Mike Foley faced a blazing oil tank during a thunderstorm after a lightning strike. With doors closing to vent gases, he leapt into action swinging along tank braces and sliding down a pipe to reach safety while crowds watched. He escaped with minor injuries and wore out his pants.
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Obligations and motives in life from MacDonald and Lamb
A compact reflection argues that higher ability imposes greater duty to others. It rejects enlightened self interest in favor of love as life’s motive. It cites MacDonald and Lamb on usefulness as possession’s measure and on choosing well by satisfaction with one’s choices.
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A Village Sees Quick Verdict on a Man’s Worth
A man who overvalues his party yet rarely votes is judged harshly by a village. The text notes the village quickly declares a man insignificant, while a city can be fooled longer. It asserts that true culture aligns with common sense.
Say the Least and the Wit of Human Folly
The piece muses on profanity pride confidence and vanity noting flaws in self perception. It contrasts youth optimism with weather and pests as factors and warns that ambition can top with self crafted fortune while loyalty shifts during crises.
Noah in Business the First Company Formed
A sharp youth faced a written business exam question about who formed the first company. He answered that Noah successfully floated a company while the rest of the world was in liquidation. He passed the test.
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