Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah's Ark... One: Don't miss the boat. Two: Remember that we are all in the same boat. Three: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Four: Stay fit. When you're 600 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Five: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. Six: Build your future on high ground. Seven: For safety's sake, travel in pairs. Eight: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. Nine: When you're stressed, float a while. Ten: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. Eleven: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

NOW, wasn't that nice? Pass it along and make someone else smile, too.

My friend sent this is an email, it is worth a repeat!

-- Anonymous, July 05, 2002

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"When you're stressed, float a while."

I was pretty scrawny when I was a kid. No body fat, apparently. My flat position was just submerged. I always hated that part of swimming class.

I was closer in style to the Bill Cosby line, "Noah, how long can you tread water?"

-- Anonymous, July 08, 2002