I am reminded of the famous line from "Fiddler On The Roof" and the song, "If I Were A Rich Man". I suppose I am a lot like him in his wishes. He wished for a big house with one long staircase going up and a "and an even longer one coming down". He wished for free time to do what he wanted instead of work or go to school. He wanted to provide good things for his family so they would be happy and not worry. Of course I would invest some so that my family would be taken care of for the rest of their lives. There are other people I would help, people we know, people who need help, people who deserve a helping hand to get going, people who will later help others. Since I don't know anyone who is rich I don't know what these kind of people are like. Oh, sure, I recognize some rich people who help others with their money but I don't know them. This is a little hard for me to imagine because I would not want to hoard the money, I would not want to sit on all my riches and keep it all for myself. There are some amazing places that I would want to take my family too. Beautiful places and historical places. Places like Rome, London, Paris, Beijing. Other places like the Grand Canyon, the Andes, the Himalayas, the savannas of east Africa. What would you do with your money if you were rich?
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You have several questions to answer today, the last one is, "Is a pineapple a fruit or a vegetable?" The first question you must answer today is what makes a fruit a fruit? The second question is what makes a vegetable a vegetable? After you have answered these questions then you may decide whether you think a pineapple is a fruit or a vegetable. I am asked many questions every day, but this was the winner. Back in 1990, during the first Gulf War, I was teaching seventh and eight grade. One morning, during the bombing campaign, I was standing next to our principal on the playground discussing school business. One of the student came up to us. She seemed worried. She asked if any of the bombs were going to fall at our school in Monterey Park. We assured her that she was safe and that the war was on the other side of the world. She had nothing to fear at that time. She looked a little sad and disappointed. Before she turned to walk away she said, "I guess I'll do my homework then." We had been concerned for her state of mind since there was a lot of coverage of the war on television, she had hoped to get out of turning in her homework.
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