Words of Wisdom - Perhaps?

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THE WORLD'S BEST SIX DOCTORS

Steve Jobs was the co-founder , Chairman and CEO of Apple Corporation and died in 2011, aged 56, after losing his battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He posted the following observation just prior to his death .
Very profound and a realisation that only became obvious when he was confronted with his certain demise .
The World's six best doctors ... worth reading--------- Steve Jobs Died a billionaire ( $10.2b ) at age 56. This is his final essay:

I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In some others' eyes, my life is the epitome of success. However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, my wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to. At this moment, lying on my bed and recalling my life, I realise that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in have paled and become meaningless in the face of my death.

You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone bear your sickness for you. Material things lost can be found or replaced. But there is one thing that can never be found when it's lost - Life. Whichever stage in life you are in right now, with time, you will face the day when the curtain comes down.
Treasure love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends. Treat yourself well and cherish others. As we grow older, and hopefully wiser, we realize that a $300 or a $30 watch both tell the same time. You will realize that your true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. Whether you fly first class or economy, if the plane goes down - you go down with it.

Therefore, I hope you realize, when you have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters, who you chat with, laugh with, talk with, have sing songs with, talk about north-south-east-west or heaven and earth, that is true happiness! Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy. So when they grow up they will know the value of things and not the price. Eat your food as your medicine, otherwise you have to eat medicine as your food.
There is a big difference between a human being and being human. Only a few really understand it. You are loved when you are born. You will be loved when you die. In between, you have to manage!

The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence and friends. Maintain them in all stages and enjoy a healthy life."
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Well I am sure we could all interpret that in one way or another , just as we could all quote our individual versions of that also .

Prophetic words yes , tinged with a little self regret ? who knows .

We have all had what life can throw at us .....without exception , and we could all reel off our medical conditions we have had to endure over the years ......and without that encumbrance things might well have been different .

I remember a dear soul I meet in hospital who said during a conversation about illness "No one dies healthy"....and this from a man who was a survivor of the Polish invasion as a soldier in the Cavalry , was in a concentration camp , had Diabetes and Cancer , yet always had a smile on his face,......... so yes its about how you live your life..... and not necessarily what life makes of you :oops:

On a more cheerful note , will we still get a free TV license :idea:

Thanks for that post David , and good to see you in our puddle here .
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H.M.S. Ganges ~ Brigham Young

Decades after an event, the answer came up from reading!!. In 1955 at Ganges during final exams I applied through my Divisional Officer to transfer to the Electrical Branch. "Unheard of," he said. But after requesting again I ended up in front of the Captain. Michael Le Fanu."We are seamen", he said, "the Executive Branch of the Royal Navy". "You cannot move down in the Royal Navy, only up". "Boy Seamen have risen to the highest ranks of the Royal Navy". He said that he was a seaman and had risen to the rank of Captain. (Later, even an Admiral). A bit cheekily, and how I got away with it I'll never know I said "But you married the Admiral's daughter, Sir". Which he had, and she was a grand lady in a wheelchair who treated us to scones and sticky buns on Captain's House Party during work ship. Following the intervention, and recommendation of my seamanship officer (I had spent months in backward knot classes) and my Mess Petty Officer Lilley who taught us seamanship. They both informed Captain Le Fanu that I'd probably make a better electrician than a seaman, they relented and I was sent on my own with all of my kitbag, suitcase little white bag and hammock and went to HMS Collingwood. I prospered in the Electrical Branch but looked back often in memory of Ganges and all of the things I'd learned there. There were only Seamen and Communications Ratings who were also Seamen at Ganges. I never ever knew about why the fuss about changing branches, but I made it, against a lot of odds. On the Ganges Facebook pages now I come across cooks, stewards, electricians, stokers and other branches and never knew why the change had taken place. In my old age I read quite a bit and somebody recently gave me "The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten" to read. There is a section on Lord Fisher, who became First Lord of the Admiralty prior to WW1 and he re-designed the Navy. One of the changes he made was to end the selection process of favouritism in personnel joining the Royal Navy. Seamen were the Priority and with the advent of steam and electrics, torpedoes and fancy guns there were other capable people joining. Fisher saw that these other personnel were just as valuable and so ended the favouritism bit. Although he said that favouritism got things done. Mountbatten in the memoir said that the favouritism for the Seamanship Branch gradually crept back in after Fisher left. So, in 1955 I was almost denied the right to change branches because of this Priority and the re-commencement of the Executive Branch. Because I was a useless - or at least an incompetent Seaman - they let me go. So how did Ganges end up with all of these other branches under training? Mountbatten, by then Admiral of the Fleet in 1957, just a short while after my problems brought about the changes started by Fisher. He, Mountbatten re-introduced a level playing field for personnel joining the Royal Navy. It was initially for Officers, but then crept in for all branches. In the 'new Navy' which many of us older types look upon often with disdain they are pursuing the promises started by Admiral Fisher and re-introduced by Admiral Mountbatten. All personnel are valued and there is no longer any priority due to birth, background or branch. I had to wait until I was 84 going on 85 year of age to find that out, 70 years after my experience.
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Good for you David , how often does the average civvy change from one specialist trade to another having not given it previous credence ?
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I tried to change from Jack Dusty to Radio Operator in 1957, I was refused.
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None the less Barry , you seemed to have lead a colourful life ;) from where I am sitting .....
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I am not complaining, just commenting, I have no regrets about being a Jack Dusty, lots of perks and a blue card, although I was only 16 when I joined, I never had to respect the midnight curfew, that juniors in other branches suffered. My training allowed me to have excellent jobs when I left the Pusser, the new name for JD's Logistics, has a much better ring to it, I am on the JD's Facebook page and they are often offering interesting positions.
I have been drafted to a new ship, NCL Sun, October 30th, 20 day commission to relocate her from Seattle to Port Canaveral, with a full transit of the Panama Canal.
These photos are from the last time we did the same cruise 2018, I overdose on ships through the canal.
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Good for you Barry , hope things are well for you and yours now
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