A passenger train was creeping along painfully slowly when finally it creaked to a complete halt.
One passenger saw a conductor walking by outside and yelled, "What's going on?"
"Cow on the track!" replied the conductor.
Ten minutes later, the train resumed its slow pace, but within five minutes, it stopped again.
The same woman saw the same conductor walking by again and leaned out the window and yelled,
"What happened? Did we catch up with the cow again?
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A colleague was invited to hold a speech in Japan. Aware of his reputation as a very good speaker, he was surprised that his audience did not react at all to any of his perfectly timed jokes and witticisms. In fact, the audience did not react to anything he said.
Somewhat put down, he went back to his seat and a Japanese gentleman appeared on the stage. This man had a terrific success! People laughed and applauded, and although the original speaker could not understand one bit of what was said, still he started to applaud, as the man evidently deserved praise for this perfect speech.
He was interrupted by the chairman of the conference, "No no, sir. You must not applaud."
Dumbfounded, he protested: "But why? This man is obviously a very good speaker."
"No sir, you must not applaud. He is translating your speech."
"Scientists have discovered that hearing opposing viewpoints causes no real harm."
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A successful businessman knew it was time to choose a successor to lead his business.
Instead of appointing one of his directors, or one of his children, he decided to call the company's young executives together. He said, "It is time for me to choose the next CEO. I have decided to select one of you."
The young executives were shocked, but the CEO continued. "I am going to give each of you a SEED today - a very special SEED. Plant the seed, water it, and one year from today bring what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will judge the plants you bring, and choose our next CEO."
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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