THE wife wanted to go to the cinema and after a long discussion, the husband agreed — the only problem was their newborn son, only three months old.
The husband: They will kick us out of the cinema if he cries.
The wife: I will keep him awake until it is time to go into the cinema; after that, he will go into a deep sleep!
Off they went to the cinema — at the door the usher told them: The rules and regulations are clear. If the child cries, you will have to leave the cinema immediately.
The husband: Suppose that he cries in the middle of the film. Will you refund half the price of the ticket?
Usher: We will, in fact, refund the full price of the ticket — those are the regulations.
The wife was very happy; she had been longing to see this specific movie because the lead actor is her favorite star. She was grateful to her child, who had peacefully gone to sleep, while they laid back and contentedly watched the movie. Things, however, did not go well. Not because of the child, but because of the film itself, which turned out to be both silly and boring. The husband stood it for about half an hour and when he couldn’t stand it any longer, he turned to his wife and asked: "What do you think of the film?"
She sighed and said: "It is really boring."
The husband: "But he is your favorite actor!"
The wife: "He’s changed. He’s no longer the same."
The husband: "They will refund the price of the ticket."
The wife: "That is what I understood."
The husband: "Then why don’t you pinch the baby once or twice?"
The wife: "One pinch is enough."
And so it was done. One pinch and the child’s cries filled the theater. The couple left after reclaiming the price of the ticket, carrying with them the hero of this tale, the baby who went right back to sleep, his role accomplished.
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DO you want to be a millionaire? Would you like to become famous? Would you like to be content and happy for the rest of your life? I read the list of the highest paid women in Britain for the past year and saw the name of J.K. Rowling. The income from the sale of her books reached $65 million. Do you know her?
She is a failed author who wrote a number of novels and stories that no one read. This particular failed author saw that the only solution to the problem was to think of a new idea since most of the old ones had been used and exhausted. Rowling hit on a new and simple idea: A child who can fulfill his dreams by unknown magical powers and who becomes strong and rich. She chose the name Harry Potter for this amazing child and the first part was a success so she wrote a second and it too was a success. Then she proceeded to the third and then a fourth and now she is in the course of writing the fifth.
The Harry Potter series has become one of the most famous series of all time in just a few years. Its author has also become famous, rich and has married her sweetheart with whom she was reunited after a failed marriage.
What did Rowling do? How did she do it?
She read the thoughts of both young and old and knew from experience the desire that most people have to possess magical powers with which they would be capable of defeating their enemies, avenging themselves on evildoers, bringing justice, earning money and living in the manner that they desire. We all dream of having such powers — of falling asleep only to wake up with the powers of "Superman," "Batman" or "Zorro" that we have all wished many times to possess.
Rowling sat and wrote what she was thinking — a simple idea that we all know — but she wrote and as a result, she is now rich and famous. So do as she did and find a novel idea!
