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An aeroplane cleaner was cleaning the Pilot's cockpit, when he saw a book titled,  "HOW TO FLY AN AEROPLANE FOR BEGINNERS (Volume 1) He opened the first page which said: "To start the engine, press the red button...". He did so, and the airplane engine started. He was happy and opened the next page. "To get the airplane moving, press the blue button.  "He did so, and the plane started moving at an amazing speed. He wanted to fly, so he opened the third (3rd) page which said:  To let the airplane fly, please press the green button.  "He did so and the plane started to fly. He was excited! After twenty (20) minutes of flying, he was satisfied, and wanted to land, so he decided to go to the fourth (4th) page... and page four (4) says; "To be able to know how to land a plane, please purchase Volume 2 at the nearest bookshop!" MORAL LESSON  Never attempt anything without complete information Half Education is not only dangerous but des...

Non Series The Modigliani Scandal (1976) Paper Money (1977) Eye of the Needle (1978) Triple (1979) The Key to Rebecca (1980) The Man from St Petersburg (1982) Lie Down with Lions (1985) Night Over Water (1991) A Dangerous Fortune (1993) A Place Called Freedom (1995) The Third Twin (1996) The Hammer of Eden (1998) Code to Zero (2000) Jackdaws (2001) Hornet Flight (2002) Whiteout (2004) Never (2021) Non-fiction On Wings of Eagles (1983) Notre-Dame (2019) The Century Trilogy Fall of Giants (2010) Winter of the World (2012) Edge of Eternity (2014) The Kingsbridge Series The Evening and the Morning (2020) The Pillars of the Earth (1989) World Without End (2007) A Column of Fire (2017) The Armor of Light (2023

A scorpion and a frog are sitting on the bank of a river, and both need to get to the other side. “Hello, Mr. Frog!” calls the scorpion through the reeds. “Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the water? I have important business to conduct on the other side. And I cannot swim in such a strong current.” The frog immediately becomes suspicious. “Well, Mr. Scorpion,” he replies, “I appreciate the fact that you have important business to conduct on the other side of the river. But just take a moment to consider your request. You are a scorpion. You have a large stinger at the end of your tail. As soon as I let you onto my back, it is entirely within your nature to sting me.” The scorpion, who has anticipated the frog’s objections, counters thus: “My dear Mr. Frog, your reservations are perfectly reasonable. But it is clearly not in my interest to sting you. I really do need to get to the other side of the river. And I give you my word that no harm will come to you...

A Maasai man walks into a bank in NAIROBI and asks for the loan officer. He tells the loan officer that he is going to DUBAI on business for four weeks and needs to borrow 5,000. The bank officer tells him that bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the maasai man hands over the keys of his Mercedes Benz S class 500 parked on the street in front of the bank. Produces the log book and everythinh FC   gvgggggvvvvcccvvcvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv  vvvg     c           v6 ya 6y you 6y66y6yy6yy666 y g 66y out. The loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the maasai for using a KSH 15 Million Mercedes Benz as collateral against a 5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Mercedes Benz into the bank's underground garage and parks it there. Four weeks later, the maasai returns, repays the 5,000 and the interest, which comes to 150...

Freedom is misunderstood. There’s a focus on being able to do, or to choose. Think about your local supermarket, and the freedom you have to pick any sort of cereal. Any sort! So much freedom to do what you want, on the major and minor levels. But what about freedom from? Don’t get me wrong. I love freedom to do whatever I want; but how often do I use it? How often am I prevented by subtle, invisible walls inside me that prevent me from boarding flights, finding new restaurants, or breaking my routines? I don’t blame myself, you know. That’s human. Routine is often quite nice. But not always. And it’s worth examining when we limit our own freedoms. That’s because freedom to, while rightly celebrated, has an oft-ignored sister. And that’s the freedom from. Freedom from includes freedom from internal limits. It involves freedom from desires that lead you by the nose into unthinking patterns. If you want to be rich, that’s fine. That’s a choice you’re free to take. But freedom from that r...