Keep Alive ... Keep Awake..

A delightful story is told about a young man who
applied for a job as a telegraph operator.
He answered an ad in the newspaper and went to the
telegraph office to await an interview.
Though he knew Morse Code and was
qualified in every other way, seven other applicants
were also waiting in the large, noisy office.
He saw customers coming and going and heard a
telegraph clacking away in the background.
He also noticed a sign on the receptionist's counter
instructing applicants to fill out a form and wait to
be summoned to an inner office for an interview.
He filled out the form and sat down to wait.
After a few minutes, the young man stood up, crossed
the room to the door of the inner office,
and walked right in. Naturally the other applicants
perked up, wondering why he had been so bold.
They talked among themselves and finally determined that,
since nobody had been summoned to interview
yet, the man would likely be reprimanded for not following
instructions and possibly disqualified for the job.
Within a few minutes, however, the young man emerged
from the inner office escorted by the interviewer,
who announced to the other applicants,
"Thank you all very much for coming, but the job has just
been filled."
They were all confused and one man spoke up:
"Wait a minute -- I don't understand.
We've been waiting longer than he and we never even got a
chance to be interviewed."
The employer responded, "All the time you've been
sitting here, the telegraph has been ticking out the following message:
'If you understand this, then come right in. The job is yours.' So you
see, all of you were summoned, but HE heard and understood!"
This man knew a valuable life-lesson that most people
miss:
Wherever You Are, Be There.
You're there physically, be there emotionally.
Be there mentally. Be there attentively.
Be there as fully as you can.

Wherever you are, be there.
When you're completely present, you'll make the
most of every minute. And minutes lived fully add up
to a life lived magnificently.

If you want to make your dreams come true, the
first thing you have to do is wake up.