Performance vs Position

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A priest dies and is awaiting his turn in line at Heaven's Gates.

Ahead of him is a guy, fashionably dressed, in dark sun glasses,

a loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans.

St Peter asks him: "Please tell me who are you, so that I may know whether to admit you into the Kingdom of Heaven or not?"

The guy replies: "I am Pandi, auto driver from Chennai!"

St Peter consults his ledger, smiles and says to Pandi: 
"Please take this silken robe and gold scarf, and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

Now it is the priest's turn.

He stands erect and speaks out in a booming voice: 

"I am the Pope's assistant, priest for the last 40 years."

St Peter consults his ledger and says to the priest:

"Please take this cotton robe and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

"Just a minute," says the agonized priest, "How is it that a foul mouthed, rash driving auto driver is given a silken robe and a golden scarf and me, a priest, who's spent his whole life preaching God's name and goodness has to make do with a cotton robe?"

"Results, my friend, results," shrugs St Peter.  "While you preached, people SLEPT; but when he drove his auto, people really PRAYED."

 It's PERFORMANCE and not POSITION that ultimately counts.

KL TAXI..GIRLS MUST READ

Please take a few minutes to read this and please pass it on to every

female you know and care about.

On Saturday, 16th, at 6:45pm my sister boarded a taxi at the Wangsa Maju LRT to return home. At the end of the road, the taxi driver stopped to pick up another passanger male) who seemed to be going off the same direction. Well, my sister didn't suspect anything funny as they looked genuine, and he was going her direction and she was in a hurry.

Little did she suspect that she was in for a huge trauma! But when she asked the taxi driver to turn into the junction where she lives, the driver pretended to miss it and the male passenger said that since they were already nearer to his place, why not send him off first and the driver politely asked my sister if that's ok...and she thought she was doing a good deed! As soon as they got to the end of the housing area next to the big walls of the Academi TV3, the male passenger, locked all the doors and leapt to the back and held a knife at her throat and forced her to bend her head down - she had to give up her jewelry, and the $200 cash she had. Not satisfied with only that much, they threatened for more so they drove off to Maybank Jln Setapak and took out everything she had that was around 7:30pm .....

The driver returned the card after clearing the account ! Then they drove off to the back area of Tasik Titiwangsa and dropped her off there. Left her with only $10 and ask her! to take another taxi home! My sister had to walk a long way back to the main road to get help and she is really traumatised by all these. Later at the police station we found out that she was victim #3 that same day! Let's remind everyone we know, as it could easily happen to us too or to anyone we care about.

The lesson to be learnt here:
1. always check the plate # BEFORE you board a taxi.
2. always check the other things that a taxi should have - the driver's ID, the inside number etc etc.
3. NEVER allow the driver to pick up another passenger - No matter what! If they do, get off and just pay the man.
4. avoid taking the taxi alone, if you can.
5. be extra careful if it is after office hours. *for Guys, Pls 4wd this mail to gals u know...*